MySQL

For local installations # 

# To backup the database
mysqldump -u username -p dbname > backup.sql

# To restore the database
mysql -u username -p database_name < file.sql

For containerized installations # 

# To backup the database
docker exec CONTAINER /usr/bin/mysqldump -u root --password=root DATABASE > backup.sql   

# To restore the database
cat backup.sql | docker exec -i CONTAINER /usr/bin/mysql -u root --password=root DATABASE