MariaDB backup

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  • /usr/local/mysqlbackups/mysql-backup
#!/bin/bash

cd /usr/local/mysqlbackups/

/usr/bin/mariabackup --user=root --backup --stream=xbstream \
    | gzip > backup.xb.gz || exit 1

mv backup.xb.gz backup-$(date '+%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M').xb.gz

\ls backup-*_*.xb.gz | head -n -10 | xargs -r rm
  • /etc/cron.hourly/mysql-backup
#!/bin/bash
exec chronic /usr/local/mysqlbackups/mysql-backup
  • To restore full backup:
  • # mkdir /root/backupdb
  • # gunzip -c /usr/local/mysqlbackups/backup-XXXXXXXX.xb.gz | mbstream -x -C /root/backupdb
  • # mariabackup --prepare --target-dir=/root/backupdb
  • Ensure that the datadir (/var/lib/mysql) is empty
  • # /etc/rc.d/rc.mysqld stop
  • # mariabackup --copy-back --target-dir=/root/backupdb
  • # chown -R mysql:mysql /var/lib/mysql
  • # /etc/rc.d/rc.mysqld start
  • To restore a single database, see here.