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journey/backup
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Lightweight MySQL backup script for cron jobs, written in PHP.

0.1.2(8y ago)122MITPHPPHP >=5.4.0

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Backup
======

[](#backup)

Why
---

[](#why)

Journey/Backup is a lightweight MySQL backup script written in PHP, and ideal for cron jobs. Its task is simple:

- Dump a user-selected list, or all databases on the local MySQL server
- Store those databases in a mounted directory, or on Amazon S3

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

### Installation

[](#installation)

The easiest way is to install via composer:

```
composer create-project journey/backup your-directory-name
```

### Configuration

[](#configuration)

To configure, edit the `config.php` file with your own details. Here's is the sample configuration file, with helpful comments:

```