How to export and import mysql database with its data using php script?

Question

I was asked to create an export and import mysql database with it\'s structure and data into a .sql file using php scripting and not phpmyadmin to make the user be able to b

Answer 1

http://www.php-mysql-tutorial.com/wikis/mysql-tutorials/using-php-to-backup-mysql-databases.aspx

either

$tableName  = 'mypet';
$backupFile = 'backup/mypet.sql';
$query      = "SELECT * INTO OUTFILE '$backupFile' FROM $tableName";
$result = mysql_query($query);

or

$backupFile = $dbname . date("Y-m-d-H-i-s") . '.gz';
$command = "mysqldump --opt -h $dbhost -u $dbuser -p $dbpass $dbname | gzip >     $backupFile";
system($command);

Answer 2

SAFE and WORKING SOLUTION :

EXPORT_TABLES("localhost","user","pass","db_name"); 
// has 5th and 6th optional parameters too.

Latest version is available at github: Export.php + Import.php

Answer 3

Here is a nice class that worked just fine for me. if it says fopen access denied, try to change the folder permissions.

https://github.com/clouddueling/mysqldump-php