How to backup mysql database on ubuntu server

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How to backup mysql database on ubuntu server
**How to backup mysql database on ubuntu server**


Here is how to backup mysql database on ubuntu server, mysql database user "groovy" 
password "XgjtCbnhZffdnbbf" mysql database data will be copied to a file "groovydump.sql"

login to ssh

    login as: root
    root@stoli.serverfarm.com's password:
    Welcome to Ubuntu 12.04.5 LTS (GNU/Linux 2.6.32-042stab083.2 x86_64)

    * Documentation:  https://help.ubuntu.com/
    No mail.
    Last login: Tue Jul  5 21:49:35 2016 from 41.203.71.186

    root@stoli:~# mysqldump -ugroovy -pXgjtCbnhZffdnbbf --all-databases > groovydump.sql
    root@stoli:~# ls
    groovydump.sql  install.sh  Maildir  virtualmin-install.log


To restore dump

    root@stoli:~# mysqldump -ugroovy -pXgjtCbnhZffdnbbf [database_name] < groovydump.sql
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