mysql Command Examples

The MySQL command-line tool. More information: https://www.mysql.com/.

• Connect to a database:

mysql {{database_name}}

• Connect to a database, user will be prompted for a password:

mysql -u {{user}} --password {{database_name}}

• Connect to a database on another host:

mysql -h {{database_host}} {{database_name}}

• Connect to a database through a Unix socket:

mysql --socket {{path/to/socket.sock}}

• Execute SQL statements in a script file (batch file):

mysql -e "source {{filename.sql}}" {{database_name}}

• Restore a database from a backup created with mysqldump (user will be prompted for a password):

mysql --user {{user}} --password {{database_name}} < {{path/to/backup.sql}}

• Restore all databases from a backup (user will be prompted for a password):

mysql --user {{user}} --password < {{path/to/backup.sql}}