diff --git a/provisioning/mysql/mysql-backup.sh b/provisioning/mysql/mysql-backup.sh
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-#!/bin/sh
-
-##################################################################################################
-### Creates a daily MYSQL database backup at the $DIRECTORY location below.
-###
-### COPY this file and schedule it daily by root user, do not symlink!
-###
-### Howto: Create a file in /etc/cron.daily/database-backup only containing these two lines:
-### (asumes you copied the script to '/root/mysql-backup.sh' in this example)
-###
-### 	#!/bin/sh
-### 	/root/mysql-backup.sh
-###
-### Make sure it's owned by root and is executable: chmod 755 /etc/cron.daily/database-backup
-### VERIFY your cronjob and its result once by executing: run-parts -v /etc/cron.daily
-##################################################################################################
-
-DIRECTORY="/data"
-DATABASE="dsmrreader"
-DAY=$(date +"%A")
-FILE="$DIRECTORY/backup-mysql-$DAY.sql.gz"
-
-echo " --- Dumping backup of '$DATABASE' to: $FILE"
-
-if [ ! -d "$DIRECTORY" ]; then
-  mkdir -p $DIRECTORY -m 0700
-fi
-
-# Note: This command authenticates as the MySQL maintainance user, which should have sufficient permissions by default.
-mysqldump --defaults-file=/etc/mysql/debian.cnf $DATABASE -v --extended-insert --lock-all-tables --hex-blob | gzip --fast > $FILE
-ls -lh $FILE