MySQL Database Replication: Step-by-Step Guide

1 year ago
Olivia Parker
1 minute

To replicate the MySQL database to another computer, you can follow these steps:

  1. back up the MySQL database
mysqldump -u username -p dbname > dbname.sql

The username refers to the database username, and dbname refers to the name of the database to be exported.

  1. Transfer the exported SQL file to the target database server using scp or other file transfer tools.
  2. Use the mysql command on the target database server to import the SQL file into a new database.
mysql -u username -p dbname < dbname.sql

This completes the process of copying the MySQL database from one computer to another. It is important to ensure that the MySQL versions on both servers are compatible when exporting and importing the database to prevent any compatibility issues.

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