database table dump code example

Example 1: 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 2: mysql dump specific tables

#note by specifying -p flag without a password it'll prompt you for pass

#dump specific files to a SQL file
mysqldump -u userHERE -p --lock-tables=false database_name table1 table2 table3 > mydb_tables.sql


#if you want to import a file into the data use this
mysql -u userHERE -p database_name < file.sql