MYSQL Dumper V1

[rileyman0000]

You can dump DB with this. Need root access to work

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Thanks for sharing this Python script for dumping a MySQL database. It looks like it requires root access and takes arguments for the database name, username, password, hostname, and backup file name.

The script starts by defining variables for the backup directory, database name, username, password, hostname, backup file name, and current time. Then, it checks the operating system and sets a clear screen command accordingly.

Next, it checks if the backup directory is a symbolic link and exits the script if it is. If it is not a symlink, it creates the backup directory, changes to it, and runs the mysqldump command with the specified variables. The script then waits 2 seconds and checks if any files were dumped to the backup directory. If no files were dumped, it exits the script. If files were dumped, it prints a success message with the database name, backup directory, and backup file name along with the current time, hostname, and database name. It also prints the MySQL version and a goodbye message before exiting.

Overall, this script seems useful for automating database backups, but it may need to be modified to work with modern versions of MySQL and Python.