Bash : Auto Backup Mysql on Mandriva 2005

Based on my experience on maintenance project.
It's about to create auto backup mysql on Mandriva 2005 (Linux) server.

1. Create file backup.sh, you may using mc or pico

$ mcedit /backup.sh

File content :

#! /bin/sh
/usr/bin/mysqldump -u[username] -p[password] [database_name] > /[your_backup_directory]/[filename].sql
cd /backup
tar --remove-files -czf backup-`date '+%Y-%m-%d' `.tar.gz -R *.sql
sudo cp -f *.tar.gz /[another_backup_directory]

2. Edit your cron list

$ mcedit /etc/crontab

File content :

SHELL=/bin/bash
PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
MAILTO=root
HOME=/

# run-parts
00 7-14 * * 1-6 root /bin/sh /backup.sh

3. Reconfigure your crontab

$ crontab -u[username] /etc/crontab
$ crontab -l

MySQL auto backup scheduled every Monday through Friday beginning at 7 am till 2 pm :)