hi i have a database downloaded on my computer
i want to import that database into digital ocean but i cant do it
there are tutorials explaining that but i am confused.
can anyone explain ?
What are the commands for this?
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Then log out of the MySQL shell and type the following on the command line:
mysql -u [username] -p [databasename] < /home/newdb.sql
replace [username] with your mysql username and [databasename] with your database name and “/home/newdb.sql” is your mysql dump with location.
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