mysqldump doesn't work in crontab

Question

I\'m trying to add a cronjob in the crontab (ubuntu server) that backups the mysql db.

Executing the script in the terminal as root works well, but inserted in the c

Answer 1

I was trying the same but I found that dump was created with 0KB. Hence, I got to know about the solution which saved my time.

Command :

0 0 * * * mysqldump -u 'USERNAME' -p'PASSWORD' DATEBASE > /root/liveDB_`date +\%Y\%m\%d_\%H\%M\%S`.sql

NOTE: 1) You can change the time setting as per your requirement. I have set every day in above command.

2) Make sure you enter your USERNAME, PASSWORD, and DATABASE inside single quote (').

3) Write down above command in Crontab.

I hope this helps someone.