How to restore mysql database in XAMPP?

Question

I have a backup of the entire xampp/mysql folder. How can I use it to recover my old db on a fresh installation of XAMPP?

Simply copying the old

Answer 1

To restore your database to XAMPP these are the things you need: -.frm , .ibd files , and ibdata1 can be found in mysql/data folder

Steps

• Install New XAMPP

• Replace ibdata1 in mysql/data

• Copy the folders of the database you want to restore [.frm and .ibd] and paste in mysql/data

• Run the mysql and Viola it works!

If there is an #1932 error occur, just import the create_tables.sql from xampp/phpMyAdmin/sql and this solves the problem.