Dump a Joomla database to sql file.

jdbdump

#!/bin/sh

# jdbdump -- Dump a Joomla database to sql file.
#
# This scripts supports Joomla versions 1.0 - 3.3
#
# Copyright 2014 Rene Kreijveld - email@renekreijveld.nl
#
# This program is free software; you may redistribute it and/or modify it.
#
# Warning! This script needs the file joomlafunctions. This has to be installed in the same directory as this script.
#

# General variables
VERSION=2.0

# Determine path of script
MYPATH=$( cd $(dirname $0) ; pwd -P )

# Include general functions
. ${MYPATH}/joomlafunctions

echo "jdbdump verion ${VERSION}, written by René Kreijveld"
echo "This is a Joomla! $versr.$versd site. Starting database dump..."

# Dump the database to a .sql file
if mysqldump --skip-opt --add-drop-table --add-locks --create-options --disable-keys --lock-tables --quick --set-charset --host=$host --user=$dbuser --password=$password --socket=$MYSOCK $database > $database.sql; then
	echo "$database.sql created."
	ls -l $database.sql
	exit 0
else
	echo "Error creating database dump."
	exit 1
fi