Hi ALL I would like to know the following 1) if i would like to take mysql incremental backup weekly cp /var/lib/mysql/ /backup/mysqlbak/ how can i do it by above command as i would like to run cron weekly for take mysql backup. i would like to take backup using cp command only as we have more then 1000 databases on one server. IS THERE ANY BETTER WAY TO DO THIS Thanks and Regards Kaushal