Exporting a MySQL database: Difference between revisions

>Samthecrazyman
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>Samthecrazyman
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** Make sure MySQL is running
** Make sure MySQL is running
** Make sure the user has the correct privileges
** Make sure the user has the correct privileges
* The % on the date part of the command must be escaped with a \ or the code will stop past the %. Cron interprets % as the end of the line and must be escaped to make it pass it.
* Passwords with any special characters may make cron fail as it uses some characters for commands. You may have to change your MySQL password to an alphanumeric only password.
* Passwords with any special characters may make cron fail as it uses some characters for commands. You may have to change your MySQL password to an alphanumeric only password.
* KDE task scheduler has a problem at the time of writing that when you edit a job, the user randomly changes. Make sure that when you edit a job, you change the user back to root or the job will more than likely fail.
* KDE task scheduler has a problem at the time of writing that when you edit a job, the user randomly changes. Make sure that when you edit a job, you change the user back to root or the job will more than likely fail.