Backing up and restore MYSQL DB under *Unix

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To create a back up file under unix or lunix use:

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mysqldump -u USER -pPASSWORD DATABASE_NAME > DATABASE_NAME.sql
where USER: the database user name,
PASSWORD: the password for that user,
DATABASE_NAME: the Database name.

If you have the sql file and want to restore your database from, you can use the following:

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mysql -u USER -pPASSWORD DATABASE_NAME < DATABASE_NAME.sql