#2 Backup db directly for applications

templates/app.yaml

@@ -30,6 +30,15 @@ consistency:
         - repository
         - archives
 hooks:
+{% if application_id is defined %}
+    mysql_databases:
+        - name: '{{ application_id }}'
+          hostname: db
+          port: 3306
+          username: '{{ application_id }}'
+          password: '{{ application_id }}'
+          options: '--skip-comments'
+{% endif %}
     before_backup:
         - echo "`date` - Starting backup"
     after_backup: