How can I automatically update my MySQL database with a dump file at regular intervals using PHP?

To automatically update a MySQL database with a dump file at regular intervals using PHP, you can create a PHP script that runs a system command to import the dump file into the database. You can then schedule this script to run at regular intervals using a cron job. 

<?php

// Set the database connection details
$host = 'localhost';
$username = 'username';
$password = 'password';
$database = 'database_name';

// Set the path to the dump file
$dumpFile = '/path/to/dump.sql';

// Build the command to import the dump file
$command = "mysql -h $host -u $username -p$password $database < $dumpFile";

// Run the command to import the dump file
exec($command);

echo "Database updated successfully with dump file at " . date('Y-m-d H:i:s');

?>

Keywords

PHP MySQL database update dump file automation

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