PHP

How to Auto Backup Mysql Database Using PHP Script

<?php
    //ENTER THE RELEVANT INFO BELOW
    $mysqlUserName      = "Database Username";
    $mysqlPassword      = "Password Here";
    $mysqlHostName      = "Hostname Here";
    $DbName             = "Database Name Here";
    $backup_name        = "mybackup.sql";
    $tables             = array("asset_branch", "asset_category", "asset_products", "asset_user", "login", "message", "replace_app");

   //or add 5th parameter(array) of specific tables:    array("mytable1","mytable2","mytable3") for multiple tables

    Export_Database($mysqlHostName,$mysqlUserName,$mysqlPassword,$DbName,  $tables=false, $backup_name=false );

    function Export_Database($host,$user,$pass,$name,  $tables=false, $backup_name=false )
    {
        $mysqli = new mysqli($host,$user,$pass,$name);
        $mysqli->select_db($name);
        $mysqli->query("SET NAMES 'utf8'");

        $queryTables    = $mysqli->query('SHOW TABLES');
        while($row = $queryTables->fetch_row())
        {
            $target_tables[] = $row[0];
        }
        if($tables !== false)
        {
            $target_tables = array_intersect( $target_tables, $tables);
        }
        foreach($target_tables as $table)
        {
            $result         =   $mysqli->query('SELECT * FROM '.$table);
            $fields_amount  =   $result->field_count;
            $rows_num=$mysqli->affected_rows;
            $res            =   $mysqli->query('SHOW CREATE TABLE '.$table);
            $TableMLine     =   $res->fetch_row();
            $content        = (!isset($content) ?  '' : $content) . "

".$TableMLine[1].";

";

            for ($i = 0, $st_counter = 0; $i < $fields_amount;   $i++, $st_counter=0)
            {
                while($row = $result->fetch_row())
                { //when started (and every after 100 command cycle):
                    if ($st_counter%100 == 0 || $st_counter == 0 )
                    {
                            $content .= "
INSERT INTO ".$table." VALUES";
                    }
                    $content .= "
(";
                    for($j=0; $j<$fields_amount; $j++)
                    {
                        $row[$j] = str_replace("
","
", addslashes($row[$j]) );
                        if (isset($row[$j]))
                        {
                            $content .= '"'.$row[$j].'"' ;
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            $content .= '""';
                        }
                        if ($j<($fields_amount-1))
                        {
                                $content.= ',';
                        }
                    }
                    $content .=")";
                    //every after 100 command cycle [or at last line] ....p.s. but should be inserted 1 cycle eariler
                    if ( (($st_counter+1)%100==0 && $st_counter!=0) || $st_counter+1==$rows_num)
                    {
                        $content .= ";";
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        $content .= ",";
                    }
                    $st_counter=$st_counter+1;
                }
            } $content .="


";
        }
        //$backup_name = $backup_name ? $backup_name : $name."___(".date('H-i-s')."_".date('d-m-Y').")__rand".rand(1,11111111).".sql";
        $date = date("Y-m-d");
        $backup_name = $backup_name ? $backup_name : $name.".$date.sql";
        header('Content-Type: application/octet-stream');
        header("Content-Transfer-Encoding: Binary");
        header("Content-disposition: attachment; filename="".$backup_name.""");
        echo $content; exit;
    }
?>