Duplicate Entire MySQL Database

Question

Is it posible to duplicate an entire MySQL database on a linux server?

I know I can use export and import but the original database is >25MB so that\'s not ideal.

Answer 1

Making a Copy of a Database

# mysqldump -u root -p password db1 > dump.sql
# mysqladmin -u root -p password create db2
# mysql -u root -p password db2 < dump.sql