ansible/roles/mariadb_server/files/backup-database

#!/bin/bash
# Backup a database *locally* to /backups/.

DB=$1

# Make our latest backup
/bin/mysqldump --user=root --add-drop-database $DB | /usr/bin/xz > /backups/$DB-$(date +%F).dump.xz

# Also, delete the backup from a few days ago.
rm -f /backups/$DB-$(date --date="3 days ago" +%F).dump.xz
Add backups for mariadb nightly like we do for postgres. This allows us to back up /backups and get a good few days database dumps on mariadb servers. 2015-06-04 17:29:16 +00:00			`#!/bin/bash`
			`# Backup a database locally to /backups/.`

			`DB=$1`

			`# Make our latest backup`
This has to have a --user=root in order to be able to access the dbs It runs as mysql user, but root when connecting to the db. 2015-06-04 18:37:12 +00:00			`/bin/mysqldump --user=root --add-drop-database $DB \| /usr/bin/xz > /backups/$DB-$(date +%F).dump.xz`
Add backups for mariadb nightly like we do for postgres. This allows us to back up /backups and get a good few days database dumps on mariadb servers. 2015-06-04 17:29:16 +00:00
			`# Also, delete the backup from a few days ago.`
			`rm -f /backups/$DB-$(date --date="3 days ago" +%F).dump.xz`