This python script is used for MYSQL DB backup

using mysqldump and tar utility. Written by : Emiliano Alcaraz

Created date: June 26, 2019 Tested with : Python 2.7 Script Revision: 1.0

Requirements:

• datetime
• pipes
• humanize
• smtplib

Features

• you can receive emails with the information of the backup.
• Add your database and email credentials.
• The files are compressed in .gz in order to reduce the size.
• We delete old files every five days and keep them updated

Crontab

• You need to run the script in crontab to make the backup daily.