First create a script file and give this file executable permission. cd /etc/cron.daily/ touch /etc/cron.daily/dbbackup-daily.sh chmod 755 /etc/cron.daily/dbbackup ...

Before you dive into shell scripting for database and SQL, you need to understand the basics of shell scripting in general. Shell scripting is a way of writing commands and instructions for the ...

MySQL, PHP) stack provisioning and bulk user creation for testing environments. By the end of this Linux book, you’ll have gained the knowledge and confidence you need to use shell and command-line ...

If you are running a MySQL server and want to make regular backups, the script below will keep the last 7 days' worth of backups in a directory. We're using the "--drop-table" option so that each ...