Backing up and restoring mySQL databases
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I’m always hunting around for backup and restore commands when migrating my WordPress blogs. I use these commands frequently when backing up or restoring mySQL databases.
Backup
Backing up the contents of your mySQL database to a sql file:
mysqldump -u username -p databasename > backupfile.sql
Restore
Restoring contents from a sql file to a mySQL database.
mysql -u username -p databasename < backupfile.sql
Obviously these are simple versions of the commands. Please consult the WordPress documentation for all the options on these commands.