Retain Database Dump Tables Script

There are occasions that going a regular dump of the database isn't enough when there is an issue. You can do a dump by tables instead.

This script does this for you. It logs into the retain database and dumps each table into a file. The script can found in the /mysql directory of the Software Repository.

Editing dumpTables

You need to edit the script to make it work for your system. Edit these values in the script to match your system's values:

Change the values below where needed.....

• DBNAMES="retain" (the database name)
• HOST="--host=localhost" (the server the database is on)
• USER="--user=root" (the root username)
• PASSWORD="--password=k<l1nux" (the root user password)
• BACKUP_DIR="/var/lib/mysql/dump" (the directory to save the table files to)

Save the script, give it execute permissions (chmod +x dumpTables.sh) and run it (./dumpTables.sh)

The tables will be saved to the file __restoreData.sql

Restoring tables

To Restore a Database:

1. gzip -d [gz dump file]
2. tar -xf [tar dump file]
3. mysql -uroot -p[root pwd] < __restoreData.sql