Backup MYSQL to FTP or NFS (supports periodic backups)
For transfer and scheduling please see the settings for the dividab/cron-backup-base image which this image is based on. Below is only the options specific to dumping the mysql database.
These settings can be passed as environment variables to the container:
| Name | Description | Required | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| MYSQL_HOST | The database host | Yes | **None** |
| MYSQL_PORT | The database host port | No | 3306 |
| MYSQL_DATABASE | The database name to dump | Yes | **None** |
| MYSQL_USER | The database user | Yes | **None** |
| MYSQL_PASSWORD | The database user password | Yes | **None** |
| MYSQL_EXTRA_OPTS | Extra options to the mysqldump command | No | `` |