Posted by Richard Levasseur on 07/27/06 02:11

himilecyclist@yahoo.com wrote:
> Thanks for the suggestions!
>
> The reference I am using, "Sams Teach Yourself SQL", indicates that
> SELECT * INTO can be used to copy one table to another:
>
> "To copy the contents of a table into a brand new table (one that is
> created on-the-fly) you can use the SELECT INTO statement."
>
> >From what I have read here, that is not an accurate description for
> MySQL.
>
> Our goal is some PHP code that will create a copy (for backup purposes)
> of a MySQL table residing on a production Linux server. We would like
> to create the copy on the user's local machine. Is there a better way
> to accomplish that?
>
> Thanks!

I suggest using MySQL Backup, written in perl. It lets you backup on a
per-table per-database basis, archives, compresses, and emails them to
you, as well as rotates previous backups. Its very handy.

http://worldcommunity.com/opensource/utilities/mysql_backup.html

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