Add bin_path to config.

README.md

@@ -19,15 +19,22 @@ The MySQL user needs to have the RELOAD and the SUPER privileges, these can be g
 Create a YAML config file:
 
     mysql:
+      # Database name to backup
       database: muffins_development
+      # Mysql user and password to execute commands
       user: root
+      password: secret
+      # Path to mysql binaries, like mysql, mysqldump (optional)
+      bin_path: /usr/bin/
+      # Path to the binary logs, should match the bin_log option in your my.cnf
       bin_log: /var/lib/mysql/binlog/mysql-bin
-    
+
     s3:
+      # S3 bucket name to backup to
       bucket: db_backups
+      # S3 credentials
       access_key_id: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
       secret_access_key: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
-
 
 Create a full backup:
 

config/sample.yml

@@ -1,10 +1,18 @@
 mysql:
+  # Database name to backup
   database: muffins_development
+  # Mysql user and password to execute commands
   user: root
+  password: secret
+  # Path to mysql binaries, like mysql, mysqldump (optional)
+  bin_path: /usr/bin/
+  # Path to the binary logs, should match the bin_log option in your my.cnf
   bin_log: /var/lib/mysql/binlog/mysql-bin
 
 s3:
+  # S3 bucket name to backup to
   bucket: db_backups
+  # S3 credentials
   access_key_id: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
   secret_access_key: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
 

lib/mysql_s3_backup/mysql.rb

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ def initialize(options)
       @password = options[:password]
       @database = options[:database] || raise(ArgumentError, "database required")
       @bin_log_path = options[:bin_log]
+      @bin_path = options[:bin_path]
     end
 
     def cli_options
@@ -20,23 +21,23 @@ def cli_options
     end
 
     def execute(sql)
-      run %{mysql -e "#{sql}" #{cli_options}}
+      run %{#{@bin_path}mysql -e "#{sql}" #{cli_options}}
     end
 
     def execute_file(file)
-      run "cat '#{file}' | mysql #{cli_options}"
+      run "cat '#{file}' | #{@bin_path}mysql #{cli_options}"
     end
 
     def dump(file)
-      cmd = "mysqldump --quick --single-transaction --create-options -u'#{@user}'"
+      cmd = "#{@bin_path}mysqldump --quick --single-transaction --create-options -u'#{@user}'"
       cmd += " --flush-logs --master-data=2 --delete-master-logs" if @bin_log_path
       cmd += " -p'#{@password}'" if @password
       cmd += " #{@database} | gzip > #{file}"
       run cmd
     end
 
     def restore(file)
-      run "gunzip -c #{file} | mysql #{cli_options}"
+      run "gunzip -c #{file} | #{@bin_path}mysql #{cli_options}"
     end
 
     def each_bin_log
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ def each_bin_log
     end
 
     def apply_bin_log(file)
-      cmd = "mysqlbinlog --database=#{@database} #{file} | mysql -u#{@user} "
+      cmd = "#{@bin_path}mysqlbinlog --database=#{@database} #{file} | mysql -u#{@user} "
       cmd += " -p'#{@password}' " if @password
       run cmd
     end