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need help with mysqldump...

 
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ok I have phptriad.

and I need to make a dump file of my mysql database so I can connect to it via php.

I've tried a million different ways, and nothing seems to work.

This is what I last tried.



now, it says I have a syntax error and thats it, no specification or anything like that.

and also when i do:



Thanks for the help,

Justin Fox
 
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Two things... there shouldn't be a space between -u and root.

If you are in windows do the following.

mysqldump is standalone application

Copy the path to your MySQL bin folder.

Open a command prompt

Paste your path and type mysqldump -uroot -p mycustomballs >backup.sql
Enter your password
 
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