
[04] HOW DO I BACKUP OR RESTORE MY MYSQL DATABASE?
     
     To backup your MySQL database:
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     From any SDF system type:
     $ mysqldump -h ol -u $LOGNAME -p $LOGNAME > backup_file_name.sql

     Note: ol is the short name for the MySQL host system, ol.freeshell.org
     
     To restore your database from a dump file:
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     From any SDF system type:
     $ mysql -h ol -u $LOGNAME -p $LOGNAME < backup_file_name.sql

     Important Notes:  Backup and Restore differ in the following ways -
     
     To backup a MySQL database use the mysqldump command and the
     output redirector >

     To restore a MySQL database use the mysql command and the
     input redirector <
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