Comments on: Automating Your mySQL Database Backup On Media Temple’s Grid-Server http://www.gosammy.com/2007/12/30/automating-your-mysql-database-backup-on-media-temples-grid-server/ goSammy is the blog of Sam Lu. I am a web developer who is an Apple fanatic that also likes to discuss tech news and the web. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 06:10:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Sam Lu http://www.gosammy.com/2007/12/30/automating-your-mysql-database-backup-on-media-temples-grid-server/#comment-12475 Sam Lu Wed, 12 Nov 2008 03:26:55 +0000 http://www.gosammy.com/2007/12/30/automating-your-mysql-database-backup-on-media-temples-grid-server/#comment-12475 @EtherBunny I can't take credit for the tip, Luca F was the one who actually said it ;) @EtherBunny I can’t take credit for the tip, Luca F was the one who actually said it ;)

]]> By: EtherBunny http://www.gosammy.com/2007/12/30/automating-your-mysql-database-backup-on-media-temples-grid-server/#comment-12473 EtherBunny Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:42:05 +0000 http://www.gosammy.com/2007/12/30/automating-your-mysql-database-backup-on-media-temples-grid-server/#comment-12473 Sam Lu...Thanks for the tip. I had the same issue and the abs path fixed it! Sam Lu…Thanks for the tip. I had the same issue and the abs path fixed it!

]]> By: Luca F. http://www.gosammy.com/2007/12/30/automating-your-mysql-database-backup-on-media-temples-grid-server/#comment-12446 Luca F. Sun, 12 Oct 2008 08:02:12 +0000 http://www.gosammy.com/2007/12/30/automating-your-mysql-database-backup-on-media-temples-grid-server/#comment-12446 for the permission denied, make sure you are using absolute paths... for the permission denied, make sure you are using absolute paths…

]]> By: Sam Lu http://www.gosammy.com/2007/12/30/automating-your-mysql-database-backup-on-media-temples-grid-server/#comment-12398 Sam Lu Sun, 24 Aug 2008 23:37:20 +0000 http://www.gosammy.com/2007/12/30/automating-your-mysql-database-backup-on-media-temples-grid-server/#comment-12398 Michael, I did find that the script did overwrite the existing sql file when it was run. If it doesn't, you might experience something like what Daniel experienced where report emails would be sent saying that there was a permission issue. Michael, I did find that the script did overwrite the existing sql file when it was run. If it doesn’t, you might experience something like what Daniel experienced where report emails would be sent saying that there was a permission issue.

]]> By: Michael York http://www.gosammy.com/2007/12/30/automating-your-mysql-database-backup-on-media-temples-grid-server/#comment-12396 Michael York Sun, 24 Aug 2008 05:14:56 +0000 http://www.gosammy.com/2007/12/30/automating-your-mysql-database-backup-on-media-temples-grid-server/#comment-12396 Sam, Does this script overwrite the files everytime it is run? mysqldump –add-drop-table -h internal-db.s99999.gridserver.com -udb99999 -pPASSWORD database_name > database_name.sql Thanks! Michael Sam,

Does this script overwrite the files everytime it is run?

mysqldump –add-drop-table -h internal-db.s99999.gridserver.com -udb99999 -pPASSWORD database_name > database_name.sql

Thanks!
Michael

]]> By: Sam Lu http://www.gosammy.com/2007/12/30/automating-your-mysql-database-backup-on-media-temples-grid-server/#comment-12385 Sam Lu Sun, 17 Aug 2008 19:02:56 +0000 http://www.gosammy.com/2007/12/30/automating-your-mysql-database-backup-on-media-temples-grid-server/#comment-12385 Hugo, if you follow the steps above but just insert additional commands of the following in your script for each database, it will create dumps of all your databases when it runs! <code lang="bash"> mysqldump –add-drop-table -h internal-db.s99999.gridserver.com -udb99999 -pPASSWORD database_name > database_name.sql </code> Be sure to review step one to see which parts of this command you'll need to modify. Hugo, if you follow the steps above but just insert additional commands of the following in your script for each database, it will create dumps of all your databases when it runs!

mysqldump –add-drop-table -h internal-db.s99999.gridserver.com -udb99999 -pPASSWORD database_name > database_name.sql

Be sure to review step one to see which parts of this command you’ll need to modify.

]]> By: Hugo Baeta http://www.gosammy.com/2007/12/30/automating-your-mysql-database-backup-on-media-temples-grid-server/#comment-12382 Hugo Baeta Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:34:20 +0000 http://www.gosammy.com/2007/12/30/automating-your-mysql-database-backup-on-media-temples-grid-server/#comment-12382 Hey! Ihavn't tried this, but can you explain me if there is a way to do this for multiple databases? Like, run the command several times to produce several backups? I have 13 DB's on my grid-server and it's a pain to manually backup everyone, everytime! Thank for the help! ;) Hey! Ihavn’t tried this, but can you explain me if there is a way to do this for multiple databases? Like, run the command several times to produce several backups? I have 13 DB’s on my grid-server and it’s a pain to manually backup everyone, everytime!
Thank for the help! ;)

]]> By: Sam Lu http://www.gosammy.com/2007/12/30/automating-your-mysql-database-backup-on-media-temples-grid-server/#comment-12372 Sam Lu Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:04:07 +0000 http://www.gosammy.com/2007/12/30/automating-your-mysql-database-backup-on-media-temples-grid-server/#comment-12372 I was also thinking along those lines Daniel. I can't help out any further but I'm sure the folks at Media Temple (that is, if they are your host) <a href="http://www.mediatemple.net/company/contact_us/index.php" rel="nofollow">can help you</a> look into this as it most likely is a user permission issue. I was also thinking along those lines Daniel. I can’t help out any further but I’m sure the folks at Media Temple (that is, if they are your host) can help you look into this as it most likely is a user permission issue.

]]> By: Daniel http://www.gosammy.com/2007/12/30/automating-your-mysql-database-backup-on-media-temples-grid-server/#comment-12371 Daniel Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:36:07 +0000 http://www.gosammy.com/2007/12/30/automating-your-mysql-database-backup-on-media-temples-grid-server/#comment-12371 Sam, If I ssh and run the file it creates the .sql files fine, and if I do it again is does overwrites them. But as a cron job it gives permission denied. Is the file run as a different user by the cron job as opposed to me via ssh? Sam, If I ssh and run the file it creates the .sql files fine, and if I do it again is does overwrites them. But as a cron job it gives permission denied. Is the file run as a different user by the cron job as opposed to me via ssh?

]]> By: Sam Lu http://www.gosammy.com/2007/12/30/automating-your-mysql-database-backup-on-media-temples-grid-server/#comment-12368 Sam Lu Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:49:17 +0000 http://www.gosammy.com/2007/12/30/automating-your-mysql-database-backup-on-media-temples-grid-server/#comment-12368 Daniel: I never got that before. Have you SSH'd again and tried doing the dump with the file existing already? I'd try to see if the "Permission denied" error really means that the file can't be overwritten. Daniel: I never got that before. Have you SSH’d again and tried doing the dump with the file existing already? I’d try to see if the “Permission denied” error really means that the file can’t be overwritten.

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