Relational database management systems (RDBMSs) aren’t the sort of thing to get most folk out of bed in the morning – unless, of course, you happen to think they’re one of the most brilliant concepts ...

How to back up MySQL databases from the command line in Linux Your email has been sent Whether you're running a LAMP stack on Ubuntu or CentOS, you need to back up your MySQL databases. Learn how to ...

This script allows you to backup a MySQL database or multiple MySQL databases to, optionally a local folder, and upload the backups to a remote server using SCP. This script also has a dry run option ...

Don't be afraid of using your chosen database's command-line client. I might as well say this up front: I don't like using GUI (aka non-command-line or graphical) tools with my databases. This is ...

One of the tasks nearly any sysadmin frequently encounters is the care and feeding of the MySQL database server. You can build an entire career around nothing but this topic—making you a DB admin, not ...

MySQL databases come in all shapes and sizes, but most often are deployed behind Web sites. As sites grow, the companies behind them often become concerned about uptime and want to move to a ...