MySQL Backup 1.2 (MySQL 5.5+)

In the previous versions of this script you’ve had to leave the backup user password in the script, however MySQL 5.5 and above come with mysql_config_editor which allows you to store connection details in an ancryptedl file (~/.mylogin.cnf) which mysql/mysqldump/mysqladmin can use with the “–login-path=” option. For basic usage run the following, the –password prompts … [Read more…]