Export MySQL Table: Quick Methods Guide

1 year ago
William Carter
2 minutes

There are two methods to export MySQL database tables.

  1. Export using the MySQL command line tool:
  2. Open the terminal or command prompt, and log in to the MySQL command line interface.
  3. To export the entire database table, use the following command: mysqldump -u username -p database > filename.sql

    In this command, username is the MySQL username, database is the name of the database to be exported, and filename.sql is the customizable name of the export file.

  4. The program will prompt you to enter the password, input the password for the MySQL user, and then press the Enter key.
  5. The exported database table will be saved in the specified file.
  6. “Exporting with MySQL Workbench:”
  7. Open MySQL Workbench and connect to the MySQL database.
  8. Select the database you want to export in the navigation bar on the left.
  9. Click on the Server tab in the menu bar, then select Data Export.
  10. Select the table to be exported and choose the export format (such as SQL, CSV, etc.) in the pop-up window.
  11. Specify the path and name for the export file, then click on “Start Export” to begin the export process.

MySQL database tables can be exported to a specified file using any method.

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