php exec() - mysqldump creates an empty file

Question

I want to create a backup from a database, but I get only a blank file.

include(\'config.php\');

$command = \"mysqldump --opt -h \".$_host.\" -u \".$_user.\         


        

Answer 1

For those on Macs

I was battling this issue the entire evening today. Silly mistake: one needs to chmod the directory that you are dumping the file to.

I ran this which fixed the issue:

chmod -R 777 your_dump_directory/