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Bash Script to backup all MySQL databases
#!/bin/bash
#==============================================================================
#TITLE: mysql_backup.sh
#DESCRIPTION: script for automating the daily mysql backups on development computer
#AUTHOR: tleish
#DATE: 2013-12-20
#VERSION: 0.4
#USAGE: ./mysql_backup.sh
#CRON:
# example cron for daily db backup @ 9:15 am
# min hr mday month wday command
# 15 9 * * * /Users/[your user name]/scripts/mysql_backup.sh
#RESTORE FROM BACKUP
#$ gunzip < [backupfile.sql.gz] | mysql -u [uname] -p[pass] [dbname]
#==============================================================================
# CUSTOM SETTINGS
#==============================================================================
# directory to put the backup files
BACKUP_DIR=/Users/[your user name]/backup
# MYSQL Parameters
MYSQL_UNAME=root
MYSQL_PWORD=
# Don't backup databases with these names
# Example: starts with mysql (^mysql) or ends with _schema (_schema$)
IGNORE_DB="(^mysql|_schema$)"
# include mysql and mysqldump binaries for cron bash user
PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/mysql/bin
# Number of days to keep backups
KEEP_BACKUPS_FOR=30 #days
#==============================================================================
# METHODS
#==============================================================================
# YYYY-MM-DD
TIMESTAMP=$(date +%F)
function delete_old_backups()
{
echo "Deleting $BACKUP_DIR/*.sql.gz older than $KEEP_BACKUPS_FOR days"
find $BACKUP_DIR -type f -name "*.sql.gz" -mtime +$KEEP_BACKUPS_FOR -exec rm {} \;
}
function mysql_login() {
local mysql_login="-u $MYSQL_UNAME"
if [ -n "$MYSQL_PWORD" ]; then
local mysql_login+=" -p$MYSQL_PWORD"
fi
echo $mysql_login
}
function database_list() {
local show_databases_sql="SHOW DATABASES WHERE \`Database\` NOT REGEXP '$IGNORE_DB'"
echo $(mysql $(mysql_login) -e "$show_databases_sql"|awk -F " " '{if (NR!=1) print $1}')
}
function echo_status(){
printf '\r';
printf ' %0.s' {0..100}
printf '\r';
printf "$1"'\r'
}
function backup_database(){
backup_file="$BACKUP_DIR/$TIMESTAMP.$database.sql.gz"
output+="$database => $backup_file\n"
echo_status "...backing up $count of $total databases: $database"
$(mysqldump $(mysql_login) $database | gzip -9 > $backup_file)
}
function backup_databases(){
local databases=$(database_list)
local total=$(echo $databases | wc -w | xargs)
local output=""
local count=1
for database in $databases; do
backup_database
local count=$((count+1))
done
echo -ne $output | column -t
}
function hr(){
printf '=%.0s' {1..100}
printf "\n"
}
#==============================================================================
# RUN SCRIPT
#==============================================================================
delete_old_backups
hr
backup_databases
hr
printf "All backed up!\n\n"
@tleish
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tleish commented Jul 14, 2016

Daily Cron:

Backup Daily at 9:15 am using CRON

# min  hr mday month wday command
 15   9  *    *     *    /Users/[your user name]/scripts/auto_mysql_backup.sh

Restore from Backup

$ gunzip < [backupfile.sql.gz] | mysql -u [uname] -p[pass] [dbname]

or

$ gunzip [backupfile.sql.gz]
$ mysql -u [uname] -p[pass] [dbname] < [backupfile.sql]

@metalcristh
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Hello,

I do not program very well. How do I change this script to include in my backups the --routines option. Why in this way I make backups including all data, but my functions / S.Procedures are not included.

Thanks for all support!

@arturoruz
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Nice job!

Maybe you can implement dropbox_uploader script...

function backup_database(){
backup_file="$BACKUP_DIR/$TIMESTAMP.$database.sql.gz"
output+="$database => $backup_file\n"
echo_status "...backing up $count of $total databases: $database"
$(mysqldump $(mysql_login) $database | gzip -9 > $backup_file)
#upload to dropbox...
sh /home/user/dropbox_uploader.sh -f /home/user/.dropbox_uploader upload $backup_file /
}

The "dropbox_uploader" script is here: https://github.com/andreafabrizi/Dropbox-Uploader

=)

@calvez
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calvez commented Nov 24, 2020

very good gist, thanks

@boomdrak
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Excellent script 💯

@arif-Eurus
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Thanks

@uSlackr
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uSlackr commented Jan 12, 2022

How would I modify this so I could specify the host and port?

@dusangacic
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@uSlackr Try adding -h YOURHOSTNAME -P YOURPORT on line 75.
Something like: $(mysqldump $(mysql_login) -h YOURHOSTNAME -P YOURPORT $database | gzip -9 > $backup_file)

@uSlackr
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uSlackr commented Feb 13, 2022

Thanks. I'd figured this out but forgot to post back.

@samuelmf
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Is possible to modify this script to only backup databases that have data, to avoid have files with 0kb from databases with no data?

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