I am now using AutoMySQLBackup version 3.0 to backup my MySQL databases.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/automysqlbackup/
I highly recommend this software. It is easy to use and configure. It will create Daily, Weekly and Monthly backups of one or more of your MySQL databases from one or more of your MySQL servers.
Other Features include:
– Email notification of backups
– Backup Compression and Encryption
– Configurable backup rotation
– Incremental database backups