Question

I have an existing MySQL database on a Linux computer, and I need to temporarily transfer it to a computer running Mac OS X. It’s a fairly small database, so it shouldn’t be too hard to do, I just need to know what I need to move.

What steps do I need to take to move my data from the Linux computer to the Mac one?

Answer 1

Use mysqldump to export to a file, move that file to the new machine, then use mysql to load it in, e.g.

$ mysqldump -p -u username > dump.sql

then

$ mysql -p -u newusername < dump.sql