Mysql Backup

Create a backup from MySQL. A modern version of mysqldump, but it's not to create a file, to output a string instead.

Installation

npm install mysql-backup

Get Start

Example

const mysqlBackup = require('mysql-backup');
 
mysqlBackup({
    host: 'localhost',
    user: 'root',
    password: '',
    database: 'test',
}).then(dump => {
    console.log(dump);
})

Full Options Example

var mysqlDump = require('mysqldump');
var fs = require('fs');
 
mysqlDump({
    host: 'localhost',
    user: 'root',
    password: '',
    database: 'test',
    tables:['players'], // only these tables
    where: {'players': 'id < 1000'}, // Only test players with id < 1000
    ifNotExist:true, // Create table if not exist
}.then(dump => {
    fs.writeFileSync('test.sql', dump); // Create data.sql file with dump result
})

Options

host

Type: String

Url to Mysql host. Default: localhost

port

Type: String

Port to Mysql host. Default: 3306

user

Type: String

The MySQL user to authenticate as.

password

Type: String

The password of that MySQL user

database

Type: String

Name of the database to dump.

tables

Type: Array

Array of tables that you want to backup.

Leave Blank for All. Default: [] ALL

schema

Type: Boolean

Output table structure Default: true;

data

Type: Boolean

Output table data for ALL tables Default: true;

where

Type: Object

Where clauses to limit dumped data Example: where: {'users': 'id < 1000'}

Combine with data: false to only dump tables with where clauses Default: null;

ifNotExist

Type: Boolean

Create tables if not exist method Default: true;

dropTable

Type: Boolean

Drop tables if exist Default: false;

getDump

Type: Boolean

Return dump as a raw data on callback instead of create file Default: false;

socketPath

Type: String

Path to a unix domain socket to connect to. When used host and port are ignored.

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