Free mysql database backups software for linux

PHP MySQL Database Layer Class is a php class providing some very useful methods to work with a mySQL database.
Main features:
- connects you to a mySQL host and select a database in a single call (opposed to PHPs native functions which requires two steps)
- has a "query" method that has the same role as PHPs mysql_query but this one will tell you about the affected rows (through the "affectedRows" property) when executing an INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE query and about the found rows (through the "foundRows" property) when executing a SELECT query - the "foundRows" property tells you how many records would the query return if there was no LIMIT applied to it - very useful when creating listing so you dont have to do a query to determine how many records you have in a database and the again a query to show only the records from a page
- has an "escape_string" method that will "mysql_real_escape_string" your string weather the magic_quotes are on or not
- has a "dlookup" method that i am sure you will find VERY useful once you get to know it: it return data from a single table cell based on standard mySQL WHERE criteria - see the manual for detailed info! (yes, it acts exactly like the function with the same name from microsft access)
- provides you with a very useful debug interface which shows you each query your script is running, for how long, the total number of queries made, the total execution time of your queries, errors of your queries and what are the values of $_GET, $_POST, $_COOKIES and $_SERVER superglobal variables. The debug interface is template driven and supports localisation.
- it will notify you if a specific query is executed more than once and will advise you to optimize the script
- you can instruct it to send you an email if a query runs longer then a specified time
- the code is heavily documented so you can easily understand every aspect of it and even maybe use it as a php tutorial
Enhancements:
- the state of $_FILES and $_SESSION superglobals are now also shown in the debug window
- better integration with XTemplate (previously, there was a variable assigned to each entry in the language file now the XTemplates feature to handle arrays is used)
- properties will now have default values in PHP 4

Media Database is a media database that uses PHP for the GUI and MySQL for data storage.

It has movie, series, and anime listings. Media Database has lending and wishlist capabilities.

Installation:

Unpack mediadb-*.tar.gz to www dir or public_html dir.
Edit config.php, change mysql_user_name, mysql_password and mysql_server_host to match your MySQL database username, password and host.
run url: http://url_to_mediadatabase/install_mediadb.php, and follow the link and log in as admin and make default yourself a user.

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If there are any problems, please send a short description of where it occurs and the error message to my email addres: marco (at) cakebox (dot) net, marc the topic with [mediadb]: (something you find fitting)

MP3-Database project is a tool to organize your MP3 collection. If you insert a CD with MP3 files in your CDROM drive, MP3DB can read all ID3 tags of the MP3 files.
With this information MP3DB creates a database which can be searched for a specific song, artist, or CD.
A GUI makes it easy to use the program. Any title found in the database can easily be added to a playlist or can instantly be played by XMMS.
Main features:
- MySQL (Is needed as database backend)
- Perl5
- Perl Modules:
- Tk
- Tk-MesgBox
- Tk-LabFrame
- Tk-Pane
- DBI
- MP3-Info
- Msql-Mysql-modules
- To play MP3 files the MP3 player XMMS should be installed on your system. MP3-Database can easily be adapted to other MP3 players
Enhancements:
- NEW Data Structure: The MySQL database is much more complex than before. I used 3 Tables for Artists, Albums and Titles to store the data. This ensures that I have no redundancies in the tables. This has also enabled me to store additional fields in the database (for example the date of birth of an artist, or the release year of an album).
- NEW Temporary Database: I added some tables to store all new artists, albums and titles in a temporary database. This enables the user to check the new entries before adding them to the permanent database.
- NEW FEATURES: Additional Artist and Album information can be stored in the database, MP3DB can now create a random playlist and a playlist with the top 20 MP3 titles, MP3DB can show you a statistic how many artists, albums and titles are stored in the database.

MySQL Backup for lazy sysadmins (mysqlblasy) is a Perl script for automating MySQL database backups. It uses "mysqldump" for dumping mysql databases to the files sytem. MySQL Backup for lazy sysadmins program was written with automated usage in mind.
For example, it is silent during operation, and only produces noise on errors/problems. It rotates backups automatically to prevent the backup disk from getting full when the administrator is on vacation (or is lazy).
Main features:
- syslog facility
- unix output (loglevels, errors to stderr)
- dump some or all databases from a database instance
- compress dumps (using gzip,bzip2 or perl modules)
- backup rotation to avoid disc overflow
- no shell on external commands!
- can be run as unpriviledged user
- perfect for cron jobs

Haskell Database Connectivity project provides an abstraction layer between Haskell programs and SQL relational databases. This lets you write database code once, in Haskell, and have it work with any number of backend SQL databases (MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, ODBC-compliant databases, etc.)
HDBC is modeled loosely on Perls DBI interface http://search.cpan.org/~timb/DBI/DBI.pm, though it has also been influenced by Pythons DB-API v2, JDBC in Java, and HSQL in Haskell.
HDBC is a from-scratch effort. It is not a reimplementation of HSQL, though its purpose is the same.
Main features:
- Ability to use replacable parameters to let one query be executed multiple times (eliminates the need for an escape function)
- Ability to access returned rows by column number
- Ability to read data from the SQL server on-demand rather than reading the entire result set up front
- HUnit testsuite for each backend driver
- Well-defined standard API and easy backend driver implementation
- Lazy reading of the entire result set (think hGetContents, but for the results of SELECT) (see sFetchAllRows)
- Support for translation between Haskell and SQL types
- Support for querying database server properties
- Add-on package (hdbc-missingh) to integrate with MissingH, providing a database backend for AnyDBM.
- Support for querying metadata such as column names.
- Support for querying additional metadata (column types, etc.)

SILVERCODERS DVD Backup is an unix shell script providing functionality for backuping files and databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL) on DVD discs.
The project supports multisession and incremental backups. Mail notification is also supported.
Usage:
dvd_backup.sh [--config < file_name >] --init|--add
--config < file_name > - use specified config file (default is ./dvd_backup.conf)
--init - initial backup (empty media)
--add - add next backup (media with backups)
Enhancements:
- Configuration for burning speed and temporary directory was implemented.
- Calculating checksums (SHA1 or MD5) was introduced.
- Warnings are printed if some files were changed while being archived.
- SMTP authentication can be disabled in this version.
- The path to the config file can be passed as an argument.
- A lot of bugs and compatibility fixes are included for several platforms.

DVD Backup is an unix shell script providing functionality for backuping files and databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL) on DVD discs.
DVD Backup supports multisession and incremental backups. Mail notification is also supported.
Enhancements:
- This release sends email notifications using netcat instead of telnet.
- There are more details about communication with the SMTP server, and configurable excluded files patterns.