PHP MySQL Database Backup

Question

Is there an easy php function to backup a database (or set of tables within a database) to another mysql installation or within the same database but to other tables?

Answer 1

You can try this

http://davidwalsh.name/backup-mysql-database-php

modify the code to back it up to other database.

Answer 2

No but you could use PHPmyAdmin or any other MySQL tool which supports export. You might also write your own.