[SOLVED] How do I run a mysqldump from PHP? Something like EXPORT in PHPMYADMIN

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I want my PHP program to make backups of my database. How do I make a feature similar to PHPMYADMIN's EXPORT function? i think mysqldump can only be run from shell prompt, not mysql prompt.

[obay]

i think i found my answer

 

http://forums.site5.com/showthread.php?t=7734

 

"export via php script"