/path/to/bin/mysqldump -u $mysqlusername -p$mysqlpassword $mysqldatabasename > backup.sql
OR:
mysqldump -u user -p —opt database > backup_file
Not that there is no space after the -p . If the password was “pass” you would
use -ppass
/path/to/bin/mysqldump -u $mysqlusername -p$mysqlpassword $mysqldatabasename > backup.sql
OR:
mysqldump -u user -p —opt database > backup_file
Not that there is no space after the -p . If the password was “pass” you would
use -ppass