automysqlbackup(8)

NAME

   automysqlbackup  -  backup  all  of  your  database  daily, weekly, and
   monthly

SYNOPSIS

    automysqlbackup

DESCRIPTION

    This manual page documents briefly the automysqlbackup command.

    configuration is stored within the /etc/default/automysqlbackup file

PARAMETERS

   USERNAME=dbuser
          Username to access the MySQL server e.g. dbuser

   PASSWORD="password"
          Username to access the MySQL server e.g. password

   DBHOST=localhost
          Host name (or IP address) of MySQL server e.g localhost

   DBNAMES="DB1 DB2 DB3"
          List of DBNAMES for Daily/Weekly Backup e.g. "DB1 DB2 DB3"

   BACKUPDIR="/backups"
          Backup directory location e.g /backups

   MAILCONTENT="stdout"
          Mail setup What would you like to be mailed to you?
           - log   : send only log file
           - files : send log file and sql files as attachments (see docs)
           - stdout : will simply output the log  to  the  screen  if  run
          manually.
           - quiet : Only send logs if an error occurs to the MAILADDR.

   MAXATTSIZE="4000"
          Set  the  maximum  allowed  email  size in k. (4000 = approx 5MB
          email [see docs])

   MAILADDR="[email protected]"
          Email Address to send mail to? ([email protected])

ADVANCED OPTIONS

   MDBNAMES="mysql $DBNAMES"
          List of DBBNAMES for Monthly Backups.

   DBEXCLUDE=""
          List of DBNAMES to EXCLUDE if DBNAMES are set to all (must be in
          " quotes)

   CREATE_DATABASE=yes
          Include CREATE DATABASE in backup?

   SEPDIR=yes
          Separate backup directory and file for each DB? (yes or no)

   DOWEEKLY=6
          Which  day  do  you  want  weekly backups at? (1 to 7 where 1 is
          Monday)

   COMP=gzip
          Choose Compression type. (gzip or bzip2)

   COMMCOMP=no
          Compress communications between backup server and MySQL server?

   LATEST=no
          Additionally keep a copy of the most recent backup in a separate
          directory.

   MAX_ALLOWED_PACKET=
          The  maximum size of the buffer for client/server communication.
          e.g. 16MB (maximum i

   SOCKET=
          For connections to localhost. Sometimes  the  Unix  socket  file
          must be specified.

   #PREBACKUP="/etc/automysqlbackup/mysql-backup-pre"
          Command to run before backups (uncomment to use)

   #POSTBACKUP="/etc/automysqlbackup/mysql-backup-post"
          Command run after backups (uncomment to use)

AUTHOR

   This    manual    page    was    written    by    Jose    Luis   Tallon
   <[email protected]>.  for the Debian GNU/Linux system, but can
   be used by others.

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