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Backup and restore a mysql database from a running Docker mysql container
# Backup
docker exec CONTAINER /usr/bin/mysqldump -u root --password=root DATABASE > backup.sql
# Restore
cat backup.sql | docker exec -i CONTAINER /usr/bin/mysql -u root --password=root DATABASE
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Thanks!

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lnfel commented Mar 9, 2023

Still works in 2023!

@maksam07
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Still works in 2023!

I have this page in my bookmarks. I hope it stays up forever and never gets deleted

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