Omelchenko Alexander

How to Copy SQL Server Databases from Windows to Linux

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Now that Microsoft has released SQL Server for Linux, even if your main tech stack is tied to a Windows Server you may want to copy the database to another SQL Server located on a Linux computer. This can come in handy, for example, if you wanted to provide developers with a database for testing without buying a Windows Server license. 

There are a few ways to tackle this task. This article examines the following methods to copy the SQL Server database from Windows to Linux:

  1. Using T-SQL’s BACKUP DATABASE and RESTORE DATABASE commands
  2. Generation of T-SQL database script (such as mysqldump)
  3. Creating BACPAC
  4. SqlBak service

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How to Automate MySQL Database Backups to S3

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If you have an important database, then you need to make sure to back it up regularly. Preferably, you will make sure this happens automatically. But performing regular backups is only half the battle — you also have to consider where to store them. Saving the backups on the same server where the MySQL Server is installed isn’t safe, because if it crashes, you will lose everything.

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How to Automate PostgreSQL Database Backups in Linux

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The solutions that are mentioned in this article work for any Linux distribution: Ubuntu, Red Hat, Open SUSE, CentOS, Debian, Oracle Linux, etc. However, the package installation commands may differ slightly.

The question of regular backups eventually comes up for any database management system. PostgreSQL is no exception. As a rule, the pg_dump utility, which is part of the PostgreSQL client, is used to create a hot backup.

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MySQL DBMS – /bin/sh: 1: /usr/bin/mysql: not found

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If you get one of the following error messages during the setting up of SqlBak on Linux or during the execution of a backup job:

MySQL DBMS – /bin/sh: 1:/usr/bin/mysql: not found
or
MySQL DBMS – /bin/sh: 1:/usr/bin/mysqldump: not found

it means that the SqlBak app could not find the path to the MySQL executables. By default, SqlBak searches for MySQL files in the /usr/bin/mysql directory.

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MS SQL Server DBMS – /bin/sh: 1: /opt/mssql-tools/bin/sqlcmd

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If you get the following error message during SqlBak set up on Linux or during a backup job:

MS SQL Server DBMS – /bin/sh: 1: /opt/mssql-tools/bin/sqlcmd

it means that SqlBak app could not find the path to the msql executables. By default, SqlBak searches for mssql files in the /opt/mssql-tools/bin/sqlcmd directory.

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PostgreSQL DBMS – /bin/sh: 1: /usr/bin/psql: not found

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If during setting up of SqlBak on Linux or during a backup job one of the following errors occurs:

PostgreSQL DBMS – /bin/sh: 1: /usr/bin/psql: not found
or
PostgreSQL DBMS – /bin/sh: 1: /usr/bin/pgdump: not found

it means that SqlBak app could not find the path to postgresql executables. By default, SqlBak looks for postgresql files in the /usr/bin/psql directory. 

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How to Automate MySQL Database Backups in Linux

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The solutions described in this blog post work for any Linux distribution: Ubuntu, Red Hat, Open SUSE, CentOS, Debian, Oracle Linux etcю However, the package installation commands may differ.

The automatic backup of MySQL Server databases is very important for preventing data loss. In order to properly automate backups, you must follow the following steps:

  1. Create a database backup
  2. Zip the backup
  3. Encrypt the compressed file
  4. Send the backup to Internet storage using FTP, Dropbox, AWS, Google Drive, etc.
  5. Receive email notification concerning backup results
  6. Create a backup schedule
  7. Delete old backups

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