Added support for the --events option

automysqlbackup.sh

@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ fi
 # Change Log
 #=====================================================================
 #
+# VER 2.5.1-02 - (2013-06-09)
+#     - Added support for events option (by Jack-Benny Persson)
 # VER 2.5.1-01 - (2010-07-06)
 #     - Fixed pathname bug item #3025849 (by Johannes Kolter)
 # VER 2.5.1 - (2010-07-04)
@@ -310,8 +312,14 @@ if [ "${COMMCOMP}" = "yes" ];
 		OPT="${OPT} --compress"
 	fi
 
+# Add --events mysqldump option to ${OPT}
+if [ "${EVENTS}" = "yes" ];
+	then
+		OPT="${OPT} --events"
+	fi
+
 # Add --max_allowed_packet=... mysqldump option to ${OPT}
-if [ "${MAX_ALLOWED_PACKET}" ];
+if [ "${MAX_ALLOWED_PACKET}" ]
 	then
 		OPT="${OPT} --max_allowed_packet=${MAX_ALLOWED_PACKET}"
 	fi

example.conf

@@ -163,6 +163,9 @@ COMP=gzip
 # Compress communications between backup server and MySQL server?
 COMMCOMP=no
 
+# Include events table in backup, new default in MySQL is to skip it
+EVENTS=no
+
 # Additionally keep a copy of the most recent backup in a seperate directory.
 LATEST=no