import database mysql linux code example

Example 1: linux command line import mysql database

# if your database is not locally hosted
mysql -u username -p -h dbhost dbname < filename.sql

Example 2: import mysql database command line linux

mysql -u<user_name> -puser_password> <database_name>
source /path/db.sql

Example 3: import mysql dump command line

mysql> use db_name;
mysql> source backup-file.sql;