MySQL database backup

[Sarah Atkinson]

I am wanting to scheadule backup of our database from a host server to our local server. How do I do this and is their any software out their that can take care of it for me? Or will I have to write the scripts?

Sarah

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[jatar_k]

you can use a script that does a mysqldump [dev.mysql.com] and schedule it via crontab [google.com]

[Sarah Atkinson]

will contrab work off a windows platfrom?
both servers are running windows server

[jatar_k]

I believe on windows they call it 'scheduled tasks' not positive though