### 7.4.5 mysqldump Tips

[7.4.5.1 Making a Copy of a Database](mysqldump-copying-database.html)
[7.4.5.2 Copy a Database from one Server to Another](mysqldump-copying-to-other-server.html)
[7.4.5.3 Dumping Stored Programs](mysqldump-stored-programs.html)
[7.4.5.4 Dumping Table Definitions and Content Separately](mysqldump-definition-data-dumps.html)
[7.4.5.5 Using mysqldump to Test for Upgrade Incompatibilities](mysqldump-upgrade-testing.html)

 This section surveys techniques that enable you to use [**mysqldump**](mysqldump.html) to solve specific problems:

* How to make a copy a database

* How to copy a database from one server to another

* How to dump stored programs (stored procedures and functions, triggers, and events)

* How to dump definitions and data separately

