02-03-2024, 12:56 PM
Today we will show you how to automatically backup your database daily. This is perfect in case you ever need to roll-back your database to a previous state.
Step 1: Creating Backup Directories
Now we will create the backup folders where we will store our database backups.
This will navigate you to the var directory and create the following folders ‘backups’, ‘backups->auth’, ‘backups->characters’, ‘backups->world’.
Step 2: Creating Backup Script
Let’s create a script to backup the auth, character, and world databases and save it with the current year, month, and day appended to the file name.
Let’s create a new shell script inside the new backup folder.
Now we’ll type the information below into our new script:
We will now need to give the shell script executable permissions by typing:
Step 3: Setting Up Cron Job
We will now be setting up a corn job to run daily at 0100 in the morning. Let’s start by opening up crontab
Then we will need to add this line at the very bottom of the crontab.
Now you should have your automatic database backup setup to run every day at 0100. If you encounter any problems, feel free to make a thread in the support section. Thank you!
Step 1: Creating Backup Directories
Now we will create the backup folders where we will store our database backups.
Code:
cd /var
mkdir backups
cd backups
mkdir auth | mkdir characters | mkdir worldThis will navigate you to the var directory and create the following folders ‘backups’, ‘backups->auth’, ‘backups->characters’, ‘backups->world’.
Step 2: Creating Backup Script
Let’s create a script to backup the auth, character, and world databases and save it with the current year, month, and day appended to the file name.
Let’s create a new shell script inside the new backup folder.
Code:
cd /var/backups
nano backup.shNow we’ll type the information below into our new script:
Code:
mysqldump auth | gzip > /var/backups/auth/auth.$(date +”+%Y-%m-%d”).sql.gz
mysqldump characters | gzip > /var/backups/characters/characters.$(date +”+%Y-%m-%d”).sql.gz
mysqldump world | gzip > /var/backups/world/world.$(date +”+%Y-%m-%d”).sql.gzWe will now need to give the shell script executable permissions by typing:
Code:
chmod +x backup.shStep 3: Setting Up Cron Job
We will now be setting up a corn job to run daily at 0100 in the morning. Let’s start by opening up crontab
Code:
crontab -eThen we will need to add this line at the very bottom of the crontab.
Code:
0 1 * * * sh /var/backups/backup.shNow you should have your automatic database backup setup to run every day at 0100. If you encounter any problems, feel free to make a thread in the support section. Thank you!