Insert back up database in a folder

[newphpcoder]

Hi..

I've seen code for back up database but when I run the code the database was backup outside the folder. I want to put the back up database inside the folder

here is the code:

<?php
include 'config.php';
  backup_tables('localhost','root','','payroll');


/* backup the db OR just a table */
function backup_tables($host,$user,$pass,$name,$tables = '*')
{
    
    $link = mysql_connect($host,$user,$pass);
    mysql_select_db($name,$link);
    
    //get all of the tables
    if($tables == '*')
    {
        $tables = array();
        $result = mysql_query('SHOW TABLES');
        while($row = mysql_fetch_row($result))
        {
            $tables[] = $row[0];
        }
    }
    else
    {
        $tables = is_array($tables) ? $tables : explode(',',$tables);
    }
    
    //cycle through
    foreach($tables as $table)
    {
        $result = mysql_query('SELECT * FROM '.$table);
        $num_fields = mysql_num_fields($result);
        
        $return.= 'DROP TABLE '.$table.';';
        $row2 = mysql_fetch_row(mysql_query('SHOW CREATE TABLE '.$table));
        $return.= "\n\n".$row2[1].";\n\n";
        
        for ($i = 0; $i < $num_fields; $i++) 
        {
            while($row = mysql_fetch_row($result))
            {
                $return.= 'INSERT INTO '.$table.' VALUES(';
                for($j=0; $j<$num_fields; $j++) 
                {
                    $row[$j] = addslashes($row[$j]);
                    $row[$j] = ereg_replace("\n","\\n",$row[$j]);
                    if (isset($row[$j])) { $return.= '"'.$row[$j].'"' ; } else { $return.= '""'; }
                    if ($j<($num_fields-1)) { $return.= ','; }
                }
                $return.= ");\n";
            }
        }
        $return.="\n\n\n";
    }
    
    //save file
    $myfoldername = "backup_DBPayroll";//your folders name 
    $handle = fopen(getcwd().$myfoldername.'db-backup-'.time().'-'.(md5(implode(',',$tables))).'.sql','w+');
    
   // $handle = fopen('db-backup-'.date('m-d-Y').'-'.(md5(implode(',',$tables))).'.sql','w+');
    fwrite($handle,$return);
    fclose($handle);
}


$smarty->display('header_cat.tpl');
$smarty->display('backup.tpl');
$smarty->display('footer.tpl');
?>

Thank you in advance

[jmj001]

if it was me, i'd specify full path to where i want the file saved

PHP Code:

$myfoldername = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']."/path-to/backup_DBPayroll/";//your folders name 
$handle = fopen($myfoldername.'db-backup-'.time().'-'.(md5(implode(',',$tables))).'.sql','w+'); 


I wouldn't use getcwd()

oh and make sure the path to the folder is writable

[newphpcoder]

I try your suggestion, but still it was save outside the folder.

For your reference i used Xampp, htdocs, and my php file was in the system_php folder and i want to put db backup in backup_DBPayroll where is in htdocs folder also.

Thank you

[jmj001]

please paste your updated code here

also put the following in the file and run it and paste the result here

PHP Code:

echo __FILE__; 


it will show the full path to the script you are running

[newphpcoder]

Here is the revise code:

<?php
include 'config.php';
  backup_tables('localhost','root','','payroll');


/* backup the db OR just a table */
function backup_tables($host,$user,$pass,$name,$tables = '*')
{
    
    $link = mysql_connect($host,$user,$pass);
    mysql_select_db($name,$link);
    
    //get all of the tables
    if($tables == '*')
    {
        $tables = array();
        $result = mysql_query('SHOW TABLES');
        while($row = mysql_fetch_row($result))
        {
            $tables[] = $row[0];
        }
    }
    else
    {
        $tables = is_array($tables) ? $tables : explode(',',$tables);
    }
    
    //cycle through
    foreach($tables as $table)
    {
        $result = mysql_query('SELECT * FROM '.$table);
        $num_fields = mysql_num_fields($result);
        
        $return.= 'DROP TABLE '.$table.';';
        $row2 = mysql_fetch_row(mysql_query('SHOW CREATE TABLE '.$table));
        $return.= "\n\n".$row2[1].";\n\n";
        
        for ($i = 0; $i < $num_fields; $i++) 
        {
            while($row = mysql_fetch_row($result))
            {
                $return.= 'INSERT INTO '.$table.' VALUES(';
                for($j=0; $j<$num_fields; $j++) 
                {
                    $row[$j] = addslashes($row[$j]);
                    $row[$j] = ereg_replace("\n","\\n",$row[$j]);
                    if (isset($row[$j])) { $return.= '"'.$row[$j].'"' ; } else { $return.= '""'; }
                    if ($j<($num_fields-1)) { $return.= ','; }
                }
                $return.= ");\n";
            }
        }
        $return.="\n\n\n";
    }
    
    //save file
   // $myfoldername = "backup_DBPayroll";//your folders name 
    //$handle = fopen(getcwd().$myfoldername.'db-backup-'.time().'-'.(md5(implode(',',$tables))).'.sql','w+');
   $myfoldername = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']."/path-to/backup_DBPayroll/";//your folders name  
    $handle = fopen($myfoldername.'db-backup-'.time().'-'.(md5(implode(',',$tables))).'.sql','w+');  
    
    echo __FILE__;  

    
   // $handle = fopen('db-backup-'.date('m-d-Y').'-'.(md5(implode(',',$tables))).'.sql','w+');
    fwrite($handle,$return);
    fclose($handle);
}

$smarty->display('header_cat.tpl');
$smarty->display('backup.tpl');
$smarty->display('footer.tpl');
?>

the output from echo __FILE__;
C:\xampp\htdocs\system_php\backup_db.php


Thank you

[jmj001]

you needed to change the path-to bit to the actual path to your folder...

PHP Code:

$myfoldername = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']."\backup_DBPayroll\";//your folders name  
$handle = fopen($myfoldername.'db-backup-'.time().'-'.(md5(implode(',',$tables))).'.sql','w+'); 


replace the changes with these listed above and it should work...

this is assuming that the folder backup_DBPayroll does already exist and is writable

[newphpcoder]

Actually from my source here is the actual code:

$myfoldername = "backup_DBPayroll";//your folders name 
$handle = fopen(getcwd()./.$myfoldername.'db-backup-'.time().'-'.(md5(implode(',',$tables))).'.sql','w+');

but i got an error: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '/' in C:\xampp\htdocs\payroll\backup_db.php on line 58

so I remove /



thank you

[newphpcoder]

Originally Posted by jmj001

you needed to change the path-to bit to the actual path to your folder...

PHP Code:

$myfoldername = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']."/backup_DBPayroll/";//your folders name  
$handle = fopen($myfoldername.'db-backup-'.time().'-'.(md5(implode(',',$tables))).'.sql','w+'); 


replace the changes with these listed above and it should work...

this is assuming that the folder backup_DBPayroll does already exist and is writable

I try this, still no db backup outside or inside the folder.

Thank you

[jmj001]

yeh sorry, i updated it a second ago, ur on a windows server... try it with the backslashes \ now...

[newphpcoder]

I got an error:

  $myfoldername = "backup_DBPayroll";//your folders name 
  $handle = fopen(getcwd().\.$myfoldername.'db-backup-'.time().'-'.(md5(implode(',',$tables))).'.sql','w+');

Warning: Unexpected character in input: '\' (ASCII=92) state=1 in C:\xampp\htdocs\payroll\backup_db.php on line 58

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '.' in C:\xampp\htdocs\payroll\backup_db.php on line 58

[jmj001]

yeh, that's not my changes... ur still using your old code

[jmj001]

actually it's probably right with the / slashes... i guess the server will manage the difference...

PHP Code:

$myfoldername = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']."/backup_DBPayroll/";//your folders name  
$handle = fopen($myfoldername.'db-backup-'.time().'-'.(md5(implode(',',$tables))).'.sql','w+'); 


replace your lines with these

[newphpcoder]

I try this:

 $myfoldername = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']."/backup_DBPayroll/";//your folders name   
$handle = fopen($myfoldername.\.'.'db-backup-'.time().'-'.(md5(implode(',',$tables))).'.sql','w+');

but still i got this error:


Warning: Unexpected character in input: '\' (ASCII=92) state=1 in C:\xampp\htdocs\payroll\backup_db.php on line 60

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '.' in C:\xampp\htdocs\payroll\backup_db.php on line 60


thank you

[jmj001]

but that's not my changes... you've added .\. which is invalid syntax...

just paste my changes directly into your code and it should work

[newphpcoder]

this is the revise code:

<?php
include 'config.php';
  backup_tables('localhost','root','','payroll');


/* backup the db OR just a table */
function backup_tables($host,$user,$pass,$name,$tables = '*')
{
    
    $link = mysql_connect($host,$user,$pass);
    mysql_select_db($name,$link);
    
    //get all of the tables
    if($tables == '*')
    {
        $tables = array();
        $result = mysql_query('SHOW TABLES');
        while($row = mysql_fetch_row($result))
        {
            $tables[] = $row[0];
        }
    }
    else
    {
        $tables = is_array($tables) ? $tables : explode(',',$tables);
    }
    
    //cycle through
    foreach($tables as $table)
    {
        $result = mysql_query('SELECT * FROM '.$table);
        $num_fields = mysql_num_fields($result);
        
        $return.= 'DROP TABLE '.$table.';';
        $row2 = mysql_fetch_row(mysql_query('SHOW CREATE TABLE '.$table));
        $return.= "\n\n".$row2[1].";\n\n";
        
        for ($i = 0; $i < $num_fields; $i++) 
        {
            while($row = mysql_fetch_row($result))
            {
                $return.= 'INSERT INTO '.$table.' VALUES(';
                for($j=0; $j<$num_fields; $j++) 
                {
                    $row[$j] = addslashes($row[$j]);
                    $row[$j] = ereg_replace("\n","\\n",$row[$j]);
                    if (isset($row[$j])) { $return.= '"'.$row[$j].'"' ; } else { $return.= '""'; }
                    if ($j<($num_fields-1)) { $return.= ','; }
                }
                $return.= ");\n";
            }
        }
        $return.="\n\n\n";
    }
    
    //save file
  // $myfoldername = "backup_DBPayroll";//your folders name 
 // $handle = fopen(getcwd().\.$myfoldername.'db-backup-'.time().'-'.(md5(implode(',',$tables))).'.sql','w+');
$myfoldername = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']."/backup_DBPayroll/";//your folders name  
$handle = fopen($myfoldername.'db-backup-'.time().'-'.(md5(implode(',',$tables))).'.sql','w+');  

//   $myfoldername = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']."/path-to/backup_DBPayroll/";//your folders name  
 //   $handle = fopen($myfoldername.'db-backup-'.time().'-'.(md5(implode(',',$tables))).'.sql','w+');  

    
   // $handle = fopen('db-backup-'.date('m-d-Y').'-'.(md5(implode(',',$tables))).'.sql','w+');
    fwrite($handle,$return);
    fclose($handle);
}


$smarty->display('header_cat.tpl');
$smarty->display('backup.tpl');
$smarty->display('footer.tpl');
?>

No error but no db back up save

Thank you