title: Is it possible to automatically backup a mysql database to dropbox?
body: <p>Is it possible to automatically backup my database to dropbox? If so how can I do it?</p>
  
  <p>The key criteria I need it to do is:</p>
  
  <ol>
  <li>Be automatic.</li>
  <li>Be Mac compliant.</li>
  <li>Be weekly.</li>
  <li>Sync with dropbox (<a href="http://www.dropbox.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.dropbox.com</a>) automatically.</li>
  <li>Be able to backup several databases from several websites.</li>
  <li>Be free... or relatively cheap!</li>
  <li>Have a guide on how to setup the solution.</li>
  </ol>
  
  <p>UPDATE:</p>
  
  <p>I've managed to setup an auto weekly backup using a cronjob:</p>
  
  <pre><code>mysqldump -u username -pMyPassword Mydatabase &gt; backup-file.sql
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>That is saving the backup to my hosting space. It's a start but isn't ideal, how can I save that backup to a folder on my computer? Automatically of course.</p>