Hi Bryan, Start with this:
% mysqldump --help From: Bryan McCloskey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > ...make a copy of my database % mysqldump --opt database_one > copy.sql > ...data itself is not important... > ...better if I could _not_ copy the thousands of rows... % mysqldump --opt -d database_one > copy.sql To reload into "database_two": % mysql [options] database_two < copy.sql # Or % cat copy.sql | mysql [options] database_two If you need to create a database: % mysqladmin create database_two --- Rodney Broom Programmer: Desert.Net --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php