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Create a MySQL backup

This command helps you create a backup of a specific database. Very useful when you don't want your backups to include other components that you don't intend on restoring later.

Usage​

skpr mysql backup create stg default
Creating new mysql backup
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More information​

skpr mysql backup create --help
usage: skpr mysql backup create [<flags>] [<environment>] [<database-name>]

Create an mysql backup on demand

Flags:
--help Show context-sensitive help (also try --help-long and --help-man).
-w, --wait Wait for mysql backup to complete

Args:
[<environment>] Environment to backup mysql from
[<database-name>] Database to backup from the environment

Database Name (<database-name>)​

Argument <database-name> refers to the name of the MySQL database which is default by default.

What's next?​

After creating a backup, consider one of the following: