How to Export Database in Laravel on DigitalOcean App Platform?

Hi DigitalOcean Community,

I’m currently working on a Laravel application deployed on DigitalOcean’s App Platform. I need to implement a feature to export the database from my Laravel application and store the SQL dump file on DigitalOcean Spaces.

I’ve tried using the mysqldump command in my application code, but I’m encountering issues because it’s not available in the App Platform environment. Can someone please guide me on how to export the database in Laravel on DigitalOcean App Platform without relying on mysqldump?

Here’s what I’ve tried so far:

    public function exportDatabase()
{
    // Set the filename for the exported SQL file
    $fileName = 'database_backup_' . date('YmdHis') . '.sql';
    $filePath = 'database/' . $fileName;

    // Execute mysqldump command to export the database
    $dumpContent = $this->executeMysqldump();

    // Save the output to a file
    Storage::put($filePath, $dumpContent);

    // Upload the SQL dump file to DigitalOcean Spaces
    Storage::disk('digitalocean')->put('uploads/backup/' . $fileName, $dumpContent);

    // Return the URL of the uploaded file
    return Storage::url($filePath);
}

private function executeMysqldump()
{
    // Execute mysqldump command to export the database
    $process = new Process([
        'mysqldump',
        '-u' . env('DB_USERNAME'),
        '-p' . env('DB_PASSWORD'),
        env('DB_DATABASE'),
    ]);
    $process->run();

    // Check for errors during command execution
    if (!$process->isSuccessful()) {
        throw new ProcessFailedException($process);
    }

    return $process->getOutput();
}