> >>>hi all,
> >>>
> >>>Im doing the following dump through PHP:
> >>>
> >>>$output = shell_exec('mysqldump '. $db_database .' > '.
> >>>$backup_path.$filename);
> >>>
> >>>It doesnt seem to work but when I run the exact same command (with
> >>>appropriate values) in the command line it creates the dump file. What
> >>>could be the reason for this?
> >>>
> >>>Thanks in advance.
> >>>
> >>>regards
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>It appears that it could be because the user that runs the scripts is
> >>not allowed to. When I run them on the commandline, I run them as the
> >>root user. Is this a common problem? What would the best way be to sort
> >>this out keeping in mind security on the server?
> >>
> >>
> >
> >If you are trying to automate backups of you database, set up a
> cron job. I
> >have a shell script that dumps my databases, zips them and then
> sends them
> >via FTP to a remote server. This is automatically run every 12 hours by
> >cron.
> >
> >See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crontab for more info.
> >
> >Edward
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
> hi Edward,
> yes I know of CRONtabs but wont this still leave us with the user
> permission of running mysqldump? because essentially it will still be a
> PHP file to run the shell command to create the dump file?
>
> thanks
>
No, cron will typically run as root. You don't need to involve PHP.It looks to me as if you are trying to use web scripting (PHP) to do the sysadmin on your server, for which other methods are more suitable. Edward -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
