How to clone MySQL database using SQL within same server?
Here is how to clone MySQL/MariaDB within same server. Core principle: use `Create TABLE <new_db>.<table_name> as select * from <old_db>.<table_name>`, and do it for all tables. If you have too many tables, you use the following SQL to generate a list of SQL. Steps: Use `CONCAT` to create SQL by selecting all tables from DB Get a list of `Create Table` and then run it all. SELECT CONCAT('CREATE TABLE my_database.20240510.', table_name, ' AS SELECT * FROM my_database.', table_name, ';') FROM information_schema.tables WHERE table_schema = 'my_database'; CREATE TABLE `my_database.20240510`.change_password_history AS SELECT * FROM my_database.change_password_history; CREATE TABLE `my_database.20240510`.children AS SELECT * FROM my_database.children; CREATE TABLE `my_database.20240510`.failed_jobs AS SELECT * FROM my_database.failed_jobs; CREATE TABLE `my_database.20240510`.interests AS SELECT * FROM my_database.interests; CR...