EXPORT DATABASE FROM MAMP
Step One:
- Open a new terminal window
Step Two:
- Navigate to the MAMP install by entering the following line in terminal
cd /applications/MAMP/library/bin- Hit the enter key
Step Three:
- Write the dump command
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./mysqldump -u [USERNAME] -p [DATA_BASENAME] > [PATH_TO_FILE] - Hit the enter key
- Example:
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./mysqldump -u root -p wp_database > /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/symposium10_wp/wp_db_onezero.sql - A quick tip: to navigate to a folder quickly you can drag the folder into the terminal window and it will write the location of the folder. It was a great day when someone showed me this.
Step Four:
- This line of text should appear after you hit enter
Enter password:- So guess what, type your password, keep in mind that the letters will not appear, but they are there
- Hit the enter key
Step Five:
- Check the location of where you stored your file if it is there, SUCCESS
- Now you can import the database, which will be outlined next.
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