Cloning a MySQL database on the same MySql instance
I would like to write a script which copies my current database sitedb1 to sitedb2 on the same mysql database instance. I know I can dump the sitedb1 to a sql script: mysqldump -u root -p sitedb1 >~/db_name.sql and then import it to sitedb2 . Is there an easier way, without dumping the first database to a sql file? Greg As the manual says in Copying Databases you can pipe the dump directly into the mysql client: mysqldump db_name | mysql new_db_name If you're using MyISAM you could copy the files, but I wouldn't recommend it. It's a bit dodgy. Integrated from various good other answers Both