Simple MySQL db refresh script
29 Dec 2011If you need to drop the contents of a MySQL database and reimport base data alot (such as a webapp demo or development site) below is a very simple script to make your life easier
Just edit the configs, create the import.sql add it to your cron jobs
#!/bin/bash
MUSER="MYSQL_USER"
MPASS="MYSQL_PASSWORD"
MDB="MYSQL_DB"
FILE="/path/to/sql/to/import.sql"
# Detect paths
MYSQL=$(which mysql)
AWK=$(which awk)
GREP=$(which grep)
TABLES=$($MYSQL -u $MUSER -p$MPASS $MDB -e 'show tables' | $AWK '{ print $1}' | $GREP -v '^Tables' )
for t in $TABLES
do
echo "Deleting $t table from $MDB database..."
$MYSQL -u $MUSER -p$MPASS $MDB -e "drop table $t"
done
cat $FILE | mysql -u $MUSER -p$MPASS $MDB
echo "Sql imported"
Refer gist for comments https://gist.github.com/justinkelly/1537596
