backup mysql with php

[Anon]

Hi

I'd like to have a link that will call a php command to backup my MySQL db. ALso I would like to be able to use this backup to populate another db on another computer. I know how to do this from the mysql command line but am not sure how to do this in php. I am doing this for a client and would like to do this as idioproof and simple as possible.
I have no problem with file manipulation, just not very familiar with the MySQL side of php

Thank you very much
Jadow

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Read the MySQL manual about 'mysqldump'

You can use that commant from PHP using exec() or system() etc.