need two scripts

[AndreF]

Can you offer me two reliable scripts?
1. a php script that I can use to backup my db from MySQL.
2. a javscript that let you know if a password string is enough strong or not.

I'll appreciate it.
Thanks,

[Piranha]

1. You could use PHPMyAdmin to backup the database. Or MySQL itself.

2. What do you consider is strong enough? Decide that and you won't have a big problem writing the javascript yourself. Also note that it is possible to turn off JavaScript, making it important to check it in PHP as well.

[AndreF]

no< I was not taloking about phpMyAdmin. I was talking about a php script that can do it and I integrate this script with my php software.

[Piranha]

Then I guess that you have to write it yourself. But it is not a good idea, much faster and more reliable to use a "real" database backup rather than a script that reads the rows one at a time.

Oh, by the way. phpMyAdmin is a php script that does it, and you could probably integrate the correct parts in your script...

[bradgrafelman]

The 'mysqldump' utility is great for backing up a database - a simple call using exec ([man]function.exec[/man]) in a PHP script would work then.