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Update XAMPP to PHP 8.1, Keep MySQL Databases

I have XAMPP with PHP 7.x on Windows 10.

When I install new XAMPP that supports PHP 8.1, there is no option to upgrade the older. And setup don't accept current XAMPP folder. I can backup htdocs folder and uninstall my older XAMPP.

How I a keep my MySQL databases? (or backup, if there id no way to keep them)

Solution

  • I found mysqldump in c:\xampp\mysql\bin folder.

    I used --all-databases parameter to dump all my dbs:

    mysqldump -u USER_NAME -p PASSWORD --all-databases > BACKUP_PATH.sql

    Tanks All.