It may be useful to make a backup of a specific database through the command line. Surely it is easier to use tools like phpMyAdmin, but in case of emergency or because you prefer use the shell, this info is certainly useful. The executable that performs the operation is “mysqldump” which is usually installed with [...]

Whoops.. in Windows Vista and Seven the UAC (User Account Control) force the run (windows key + R) to running in your own userlevel. If you run CMD, the shell don’t have administrator privileges. Really boring, if you want to run some command in admin you have to follow this easy steps. Choose from Start [...]