@REM *** PARAMETERS/VARIABLES *** SET BackupDir="[Where you want to save the backups]" SET mysqldir="C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.6\bin" SET mysqlschema=[Your DB schema name] SET mysqlpassword=[your DB password] SET mysqluser=[your DB user login] SET housekeepafter=5 For /f "tokens=2-4 delims=/ " %%a in ('date /t') do (set mydate=%%c-%%a-%%b) For /f "tokens=1-2 delims=/:" %%a in ("%TIME%") do (set mytime=%%a.%%b) set hour=%time:~0,2% if "%time:~0,1%"==" " set hour=0%time:~1,1% set datestamp=%date:~10,4%-%date:~4,2%-%date:~7,2%_%hour%%time:~3,2% @REM *** EXECUTION *** @REM Change to mysqldir c: cd %mysqldir% @REM dump/backup ALL database, this is all in one line mysqldump -u %mysqluser% -p%mysqlpassword% --databases %mysqlschema% --routines --events --triggers --quick >%BackupDir%\%mysqlschema%_backup.%datestamp%.sql @REM - Housekeeping forfiles -p %BackupDir% -s -m *.sql -d -%housekeepafter% -c "cmd /c del @path"