MySQL Cheat-Sheet
Connect to MySQL
Command
Description
mysql -u root -p
Connect to MySQL as root user
mysql -u <user> -p
Connect to MySQL as a specific user
mysql -u root -p -h <host>
Connect to MySQL on a specific host
Backup and Restore
Command
Description
mysqldump -u root -p <database> > backup.sql
Backup a database to a file
mysql -u root -p <database> < backup.sql
Restore a database from a file