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Backup and restore a mysql database from a running Docker mysql container
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mysql-docker.sh
# 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
docker exec -it <containerIdOrName> bash
## References
- [How to get bash or ssh into a running container in background mode?](https://askubuntu.com/questions/505506/how-to-get-bash-or-ssh-into-a-running-container-in-background-mode)
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