By mnaslund
I got below: mysqldump -u doadmin -p -h mysql-test-do-user-4915853-0.db.ondigitalocean.com -P 25060 --single-transaction --set-gtid-purged=OFF your_database_name \
/path/to/database_file.sql
Trying to use this in a cronjob without success (adding password to above). Is it not doable to mnysqldump a digitalocean managed database through cronjob?
I noticed “The application prompts you for your MySQL doadmin user password.” from above URL. Does that mean you cant authenticate through cron command?
Thanks
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Hello,
What I could suggest is following the steps from this tutorial here on how to how to create an export script to backup your database:
https://devdojo.com/bobbyiliev/how-to-exportbackup-a-mysqlmariadb-database-with-mysqldump
It suggests the following:
In order to do that you need to make sure that you have the following content in your .my.cnf file. The file should be stored at:
/home/your_user/.my.cnf
You should make sure that it has secure permissions:
chmod 600 /home/your_user/.my.cnf
And you should add the following content:
[client]
user=your_mysql_user
password=your_mysql_password
Once you have your .my.cnf file configured, you set up a cronjob to trigger the mysqldump export of your database.
Let me know how it goes!
Best,
Bobby
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