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How to generate DDL for all tables in a database in MySQL

How to generate the DDL for all tables in a database of MySQL at once. I know that the following query will output the DDL for a table. But I want DDL of all tables at once because I am having hundreds of tables in my database.

show create table <database name>.<table name>;

For example:

show create table projectdb.customer_details;

The above query will result in DDL of customer_details table.

I am using MySQL with MySQL workbench on Windows OS.

Solution

  • You can do it using the mysqldump command line utility:

    mysqldump -d -u <username> -p -h <hostname> <dbname>

    The -d option means "without data".