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Here is a simple script to backup MySQL databases via FTP:<\/span><\/p>\n

Re-reqs \u2013 in this case I used ncftp as the client:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. apt-get install ncftp<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Create and open a new Backup Script:<\/p>\n

      \n
    1. vim \/path\/to\/backupscript.sh<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Insert the following code:<\/p>\n

        \n
      1. #!\/bin\/bash<\/span><\/li>\n
      2. <\/li>\n
      3. #Variables<\/span><\/li>\n
      4. FILENAME=\/backup\/$(date +%d%m%Y).sql<\/span><\/li>\n
      5. FTPHOSTNAME=”host”<\/span><\/li>\n
      6. FTPUSERNAME=”ftpuser”<\/span><\/li>\n
      7. FTPPASSWORD=”ftppassword”<\/span><\/li>\n
      8. MESSAGE=”Database Backup Successful”<\/span><\/li>\n
      9. <\/li>\n
      10. #SQL VARIABLES<\/span><\/li>\n
      11. <\/li>\n
      12. SQLUSERNAME=”sqluser”<\/span><\/li>\n
      13. SQLPASSWORD=”sqlpassword”<\/span><\/li>\n
      14. DATABASE=”sqldatabase”<\/span><\/li>\n
      15. <\/li>\n
      16. #SQL BACK UP<\/span><\/li>\n
      17. mysqldump -u $SQLUSERNAME $DATABASE > $FILENAME<\/span><\/li>\n
      18. <\/li>\n
      19. #Upload file to FTP now<\/span><\/li>\n
      20. ncftp -u”$FTPUSERNAME” -p”$FTPPASSWORD” $FTPHOSTNAME<<EOF<\/span><\/li>\n
      21. mput $FILENAME<\/span><\/li>\n
      22. ls<\/span><\/li>\n
      23. bye<\/span><\/li>\n
      24. EOF<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Substitute in your FTP and MySQL details.<\/p>\n

        To schedule this backup to run on a nightly basis at 1:01am. Open cron:<\/p>\n

          \n
        1. crontab -e<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Insert the following:<\/p>\n

            \n
          1. 1 1 * * * \/path\/to\/backupscript.sh<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            Write out new cron (CTRL+o and CTRL+x)<\/p>\n

            \n

            You can even do this using\u00a0scp\u00a0instead of FTP \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

            Here is a simple script to backup MySQL databases via FTP: Re-reqs \u2013 in this case I used ncftp as the client: apt-get install ncftp Create and open a new Backup Script: vim \/path\/to\/backupscript.sh Insert the following code: #!\/bin\/bash #Variables FILENAME=\/backup\/$(date +%d%m%Y).sql FTPHOSTNAME=”host” FTPUSERNAME=”ftpuser” FTPPASSWORD=”ftppassword” MESSAGE=”Database Backup Successful” #SQL VARIABLES SQLUSERNAME=”sqluser” SQLPASSWORD=”sqlpassword” DATABASE=”sqldatabase” #SQL BACK […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,33],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nHow to backup MySQL to FTP - Tech Howtos<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Here is a simple script to backup MySQL databases via FTP\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/etapien.com\/guides\/backup-mysql-ftp\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to backup MySQL to FTP - 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