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Revision: 44845
at April 19, 2011 21:58 by TheJasonParker
Initial Code 
mysql.exe -u root -p databasename < filename.sql
Initial URL 
http://befused.com/mysql/restore-database-wampserver
Initial Description 
Go to the Windows command line by going to Start -> Run and typing in cmd.

You need to change directory to the MySQL bin directory. On my version, the directory is c:\wamp\bin\mysql\mysql4.1.22\bin.

Therefore, the command to change to this directory is:
cd wamp\bin\mysql\mysql4.1.22\bin

Put the MySQL dump (SQL file) into the above directory

Create the new database in phpmyAdmin (or on the command line)

The actual restore command is slightly different to normal (see below).

Note that is says mysql.exe rather than the normal mysql.
When it asks you for a password, just hit enter. There is no password associated with the database that you created (unless you prefer to have one. But as it is local, there is no need).
Initial Title 
Restore MySQL database in WampServer
Initial Tags 
mysql
Initial Language 
MySQL