Comments on: Quick BASH Script to Dump & Compress a MySQL Database http://biodegradablegeek.com/2008/12/quick-bash-script-to-dump-compress-a-mysql-database/ Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:46:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Gudata http://biodegradablegeek.com/2008/12/quick-bash-script-to-dump-compress-a-mysql-database/comment-page-1/#comment-5655 Gudata Sun, 26 Apr 2009 16:06:42 +0000 http://biodegradablegeek.com/?p=299#comment-5655 On big tables it is better to do the table compression while exporting. Here is an example from a backup I use. Note that in my code the mysql will NOT lock the tables which might be not good for small tables. function mysqlBackup { DB=$1 tfile=$Backup_Dest_Dir_DB/$DB.sql.gz; mysqldump --routines --triggers --single-transaction --quick -h $MYSQL_HOST -u $MYSQL_USER -p$MYSQL_PASS -r $tfile --add-drop-table $DB | gzip -9 > $tfile # tar cjf $tfile.tar.bz $tfile # rm $tfile } <abbr><em>Gudata’s last blog post..<a href="http://www.gudasoft.com/development/04/23/842/zip-codes-and-distances/2009">Zip Codes and Distances</a></abbr></em> On big tables it is better to do the table compression while exporting.
Here is an example from a backup I use.
Note that in my code the mysql will NOT lock the tables which might be not good for small tables.

function mysqlBackup {
DB=$1
tfile=$Backup_Dest_Dir_DB/$DB.sql.gz;
mysqldump –routines –triggers –single-transaction –quick -h $MYSQL_HOST -u $MYSQL_USER -p$MYSQL_PASS -r $tfile –add-drop-table $DB | gzip -9 > $tfile
# tar cjf $tfile.tar.bz $tfile
# rm $tfile
}

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