mysqldump only data code example

Example 1: backup mysql data only

mysqldump -u testuser -p --no-create-info testdb > /tmp/backup_data_only.sql

Example 2: mysqldump

# Syntax
mysqldump -u [username] -p [database-to-dump] > [database-to-receive]

# Pipe it! Exporting DB from external host
mysqldump -u [username] -P [port] -h [host] [database-to-dump] | mysql -u root -h 127.0.0.1 [database-to-receive]

# Export specific tables by typing the name after the targeted DB
mysqldump -u [username] -P [port] -h [host] [database-to-dump] [tabl1] [table2] [table3] | mysql -u root -h 127.0.0.1 [database-to-receive]

Example 3: mysqldump 1 table only

mysqldump -u <db_username> -h <db_host> -p db_name table_name > table_name.sql