Basic knowledge of MySQL database backup _ MySQL

Basic knowledge of MySQL database backup I. data backup shortcuts

Because this method has not been verified in the official documentation, we call it a test.

Objective: to back up a MySQL database in the hostA host and restore it to the hostB

Test environment:

Operating system: WinNT4.0, Mysql3.22.34, and phpMyAdmin 2.1.0

Install MySQL database backup in hostA and create TestA database

MySQL database backup is installed on the hostB, and no TestA database exists.

Procedure:

Start phpMyAdmin to check the database list in HostA and HostB. no TestA database exists in HostB.

Find the installation directory of MySQL database backup in HostA, and find the Database Directory data

In my test environment, the directory is C: mysqldata

Find the subdirectory C: mysqldataTestA of the corresponding database name

Paste and copy the file to the Data directory of HostB, which is the same as that of the backup Data directory of the HostB MySQL database.

REFRESH The phpMyAdmin of HostB and check the database list. we can see that TestA has appeared, and the query and modification operations are normal. the backup recovery is successful.

Test conclusion: MySQL databases can be stored in the form of files, backup, recovery as long as the corresponding file directory can be restored, no need to use other tools to back up.

II. Formal method (officially recommended ):

Export the mysqldump tool that uses MySQL database backup. The basic usage is:

Mysqldump [OPTIONS] database [tables]

If you do not specify any tables, the entire database will be exported.

Run mysqldump -- help to obtain the option table supported by your mysqldump version.

Note: If you run mysqldump without the -- quick or -- opt option, mysqldump loads the entire result set to the memory before the export result. if you are exporting a large database, this may be a problem.