#### 7.4.5.2 Copy a Database from one Server to Another

 On Server 1:

```
$> mysqldump --databases db1 > dump.sql
```

 Copy the dump file from Server 1 to Server 2.

 On Server 2:

```
$> mysql < dump.sql
```

 Use of [`--databases`](mysqldump.html#option_mysqldump_databases) with the [**mysqldump**](mysqldump.html) command line causes the dump file to include [`CREATE DATABASE`](create-database.html) and [`USE`](use.html) statements that create the database if it does exist and make it the default database for the reloaded data.

 Alternatively, you can omit [`--databases`](mysqldump.html#option_mysqldump_databases) from the [**mysqldump**](mysqldump.html) command. Then you need to create the database on Server 2 (if necessary) and specify it as the default database when you reload the dump file.

 On Server 1:

```
$> mysqldump db1 > dump.sql
```

 On Server 2:

```
$> mysqladmin create db1
$> mysql db1 < dump.sql
```

 You can specify a different database name in this case, so omitting [`--databases`](mysqldump.html#option_mysqldump_databases) from the [**mysqldump**](mysqldump.html) command enables you to dump data from one database and load it into another.