How to Take MySQL Differential Backup Without Commands?

MySQL is a commonly used open-source database in the world of IT, which is famous for its ease-of-use and high availability.

Major advantages of MySQL

1. Can be used as a separate application in the client-server network environment, or as a library embedded in other software.

2. Provide multi-language support.

3. Provide various database connection methods such as TCP/IP, ODBC and JDBC.

4. Provide management tools for managing, checking, and optimizing database operations.

5. Capable of handling large databases.

Methods to backup MySQL databases

Applications like databases that require high data consistency need specified application-aware backup solutions to protect data in the right way. For MySQL, a command-line utility named mysqldump has been involved in the MySQL-client package to help users implement the backups. You can type standardized command lines to implement full backup, incremental backup, and differential backup with the tool. In most work scenarios, the latter two are preferred than the first one, due to their higher efficiency and better storage-saving results. However, since it's fully command-line based and doesn't have a front-end intuitive management panel, it requires you to have enough knowledge of the commonly used statements before creating a successful backup job, and you also have to be very careful during the job creation process in case anything goes wrong due to misoperations. 

For users who want to save more time for other critical projects rather than spend on the not-so-flexible command-line MySQL backups, they often choose 3rd party backup software that provides more easy-to-use and flexible database backup services as an advanced mysqldump alternative to help them automate the workflow. Vinchin Backup & Recovery can be one of the best choices. The all-in-one backup software offers a single web console for you to setup regular MySQL differential backups at ease.

Vinchin Backup & Recovery is tested to be fully compatible with MySQL 5.5～8.0. No matter it is installed on a virtual machine or a physical server, through 3-4 simple steps of configurations without any commands required, you can get the job started.

Setup MySQL differential backup with Vinchin

Open and log in Vinchin backup server web console, navigate to Database Backup > Backup to create an oracle backup job. The 4-step wizard will guide you through the creation process.

Step 1. Select a backup source.

You will see all the licensed databases you have added to Vinchin backup system here. Select the MySQL database that you would like to backup.

Step 2. Choose a backup destination

Select a target node and target storage for the database backup file and click Next.

Step 3. Setup backup strategies in detail

Full backup, differential backup, and log backup are the available backup strategies for MySQL. 

It’s recommended to choose all three for data integrity guarantees, and the best practice is weekly full backup+daily incremental backup+daily log backup.

Other advanced features including data compression and deduplication, multithreaded transmission, and encrypted transmission can all be simply enabled in the corresponding section.

Once done, you can review the job details and submit the job, and MySQL backup will automatically run as scheduled. The software now offers a 60-day full-featured free trial. Download it now to get the journey started.