exporting & importing database

Originally Posted by sandeepsandeep

Give th efull path of the local machine and directory insteed of the File.sql gives the C:\mydata\filename.sql

Originally Posted by mirianCalin

what do you mean by "local machine"? i cant understand what you're instructing me.. kindly explain further

Originally Posted by mirianCalin

i am doing the programming at home and our teacher checks it in school that's why i need to export/import my database.. but i dont know how..
i've found this instruction on the net but i cant understand

1. Export A MySQL Database
This example shows you how to export a database. It is a good idea to export your data often as a backup.

# mysqldump -u username -ppassword database_name > FILE.sql

Replace username, password and database_name with your MySQL username, password and database name.

File FILE.sql now holds a backup of your database, download it to your computer.

2. Import A MySQL Database

Here, we import a database. Use this to restore data from a backup or to import from another MySQL server.

Start by uploading the FILE.sql file to the server where you will be running this command.

# mysql -u username -ppassword database_name < FILE.sql

Replace the parts in red with your own information.

This powerful, easy to use command has many uses. Let's say you wanted to switch web hosting providers.

Simply export your data on the old provider's server and import it on your account with the new host.

in #1 it says that i have to download "FILE.sql" to my computer.. but the problem is i dont know where will i find "FILE.sql"

Originally Posted by hsriat

There is one simple solution for your problem....
Use HEIDI SQL (free download)

http://www.heidisql.com/

Just a button will do the whole job..

(Open both the connections in different Heidi SQL window and then click on the export button in the one whom you want to export.)

Originally Posted by ak1dnar

Why not MySQL GUI tools And phpMyAdmin