[PHP][MYSQL] mysqldump and system function

[timsweb]

Hey, having some problems with system fuction and mysqldump working -

$date = time();
$path = getcwd();
$path = str_replace("\\", "/", $path);
$backupfile = $path.'/backups/'.$date.'.sql.gz';

$command = "mysqldump -u $dbuser -p $dbpasswd -h $dbpasswd --routines --master-data --single-transaction  --skip-add-locks --skip-lock-tables --default-character-set=utf8 --compress $dbname > $backupfile";
system($command);

For some reason this wont produce anything and i cant see why? any ideas why?

Thanks, Tim

[tmahmood]

you are providing wrong argument for host unless your password and host are same

the -h param is wrong I believe.

[timsweb]

ah! Thank you :) Fixed that but still wont work!, dosent produce anything still, any ideas? Thanks, Tim

[tmahmood]

why not run the command in the terminal first to check if its working correctly?

[slkandy]

There's no space between the -p parameter and the password.

[_bobcat_ Veteran]

Moved here.