bash script to backup mysql database

mysql_backup.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Database credentials
DB_USER="your_username" # change this
DB_PASSWORD="your_password" # change this
DB_NAME="your_database_name" # change this

# Backup directory
BACKUP_DIR="/path/to/backup/directory" # change this

# Timestamp (to create unique backup filenames)
TIMESTAMP=$(date +"%Y%m%d%H%M%S")

# Create backup directory if it doesn't exist
mkdir -p $BACKUP_DIR

# Backup the MySQL database
mysqldump -u$DB_USER -p$DB_PASSWORD $DB_NAME > $BACKUP_DIR/$DB_NAME-$TIMESTAMP.sql

echo "Backup completed: $BACKUP_DIR/$DB_NAME-$TIMESTAMP.sql"

installing mysql client is necessary. see this link for installing mysql-client

https://www.bytebase.com/blog/how-to-install-mysql-client-on-mac-ubuntu-centos-windows/