MySQL Backup Tool 1.0

MySQL Backup is written in Perl. It uses mysqlshow to grab the database names and "show tables" to grab the table names for a user's account, and then uses mysqldump to save the data in a subdirectory named in the script. It then tars and gzips the files, using the date and time for the file name.It can be run from cron on a daily basis. It now removes old files and has an option to email the gzip file to an admin. It also has options to use "select data into outfile" or a regular "select" for users who can't use mysqldump. (Some hosts don't allow that.) Features: - options to refine the tar/gzip functions (-z switch, piped or two step method, intermediate text file deletion and support for bzip2); - mysqldump now uses --result-file (check your version of mysqldump!); - the script can now be run from the web, with password protection; - the script now works on both Linux and Windows (including email and ftp functions); - fixed a much requested bug with the parsing of whereis output; - added a significant amount of error checking; - cleaned up the reporting method; - rewrote the subroutine that deletes text files; - added a switch to disable reporting to stdout; - created a method for selecting method of output (screen, email or both) for all print commands;

Requirements:	No special requirements
Platforms:	Windows, Mac, *nix, Mac OSX, Linux, Perl , BSD Solaris
Keyword:	Backup,  Database Backup,  Database Tool,  Mysql,  Mysql Backup,  Tool
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