Copy Live mysql DB To Dev mysql DB

copy_db.sh

#!/bin/bash
# Simple script to copy a MySQL to another

# Parent backup directory
backup_parent_dir="/path/to/tmp/backup/dir" #notice no ending slash

# MySQL settings
mysql_user="elevateduser"
mysql_password="elevateduserpassword"

# Read MySQL password from stdin if empty
if [ -z "${mysql_password}" ]; then
  echo -n "Enter MySQL ${mysql_user} password: "
  read -s mysql_password
  echo
fi

# Check MySQL password
echo exit | mysql --user=${mysql_user} --password=${mysql_password} -B 2>/dev/null
if [ "$?" -gt 0 ]; then
  echo "MySQL ${mysql_user} password incorrect"
  exit 1
else
  echo "MySQL ${mysql_user} password correct."
fi

mysqldump --user=${mysql_user} --password=${mysql_password} copy_from_db > ${backup_parent_dir}/copyfrom_live_db.sql

echo "Created Production DB Backup"

mysql --user=${mysql_user} --password=${mysql_password} copy_to_db < ${backup_parent_dir}/copyfrom_live_db.sql

echo "Copied Production Backup to Dev"

rm ${backup_parent_dir}/copyfrom_live_db.sql

echo "Deleted live db dump"
echo "Copy of www live completed to rebuild"