- Open a new Terminal Window
- Type in the following command {codecitation class=“brush: bash;”} mysqldump -uUsername -pPassword DatabaseName > outputFile.sql {/codecitation}
- The command above will export a selected database to a file called outputFile.sql
- mysqldump = a database backup program
- -u = Username for the database
- -p = Password for the database
- DatabaseName = The database name you wish to export