🔄 MySQL to MySQL Live Database Transfer Script

A one-click bash script to securely dump, transfer, and import a MySQL/MariaDB database from one live server to another — all in one step.

✅ Dump a source database
✅ Securely transfer the dump via SSH
✅ Automatically import into a destination MySQL/MariaDB server
✅ Automatically clean up (.sql file deleted from both servers)
✅ Easy-to-configure and reusable

db/
├── db.sh         # The main transfer script
└── README.md     # This documentation

• Linux/macOS terminal (bash)
• mysqldump, mysql installed (default in most systems)
• sshpass for SSH automation (if not using SSH key)

sudo apt update
sudo apt install sshpass mysql-client -y

1. Open the script file:

nano db.sh

2. Replace the following placeholders with your actual credentials:

# Source DB
SRC_DB="your_database"
SRC_USER="your_database_user"
SRC_PASS="your_source_db_password"

# Destination
DEST_HOST="your_IP"
DEST_DB="your_database"
DEST_USER="your_database_user"
DEST_PASS="your_dest_db_password"
DEST_SSH_USER="root"
DEST_SSH_PASS="your_ssh_password"

1. Make the script executable:

chmod +x db.sh

2. Run it:

./db.sh

✅ That’s it — your database will be dumped, transferred, imported, and cleaned up in seconds.

This script deletes the backup .sql file from both servers after the import is complete.

• Local .sql file: deleted from the source server
• Remote .sql file: deleted from the destination server after import

This ensures security and avoids disk clutter.

• This script uses plain-text passwords for MySQL and SSH. Only use on trusted environments.
• For better security, consider:
  • SSH key authentication instead of sshpass
  • Using .my.cnf to store MySQL credentials securely

📦 Dumping source database (Database)...
🚚 Transferring backup to destination server (IP)...
📥 Importing into destination database (Database)...
🧹 Deleting local backup file...
✅ Transfer, import & cleanup complete!

Author: zamibd
License: MIT — free to use, modify, and distribute.

Feel free to open an issue or pull request on the GitHub repo.