How to backup and restore MySQL Database
- Backup MySQL Databaase Syntax:
- mysqldump -u root -h localhost -p [database name] > [script file name].sql
- after entering this command, MySQL will ask for root password. Simply supply password and press enter.
- To Restore MySQL Database to your newly created database:
- Make sure that the name of your new database is the same with the name of your old database.
- mysql -u root -h localhost -p [dataabase name] < [script file name].sql
- after entering this command, MySQL will ask for root password. Simply supply password and press enter.
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