Export and Import database MySQL/MariaDB

Natan Cabral
Apr 1, 2021

Export (add dump) >

$ mysqldump -u username -p databasename > /home/file.sql
$ mysqldump -u username -p databasename | gzip > /home/file.sql.gz

Import <

$ mysql -u username -p databasename < /home/file.sql

or with source

mysql> use database
mysql> source /home/file.sql

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Natan Cabral

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