Back up a table with a GEOMETRY column using mysqldump?

Question

I recently created a MySQL table with a column of type GEOMETRY.

When I back up the table with mysqldump, it outputs my geometry column as a quoted string, containin

Answer 1

I once faced this issue but manage to passthrough by using gzip. Please check my sample commands: Export:

mysqldump -u root -p db_name | gzip > dump.sql.gz

Import:

pv dump.sql.gz | gunzip | mysql -u root -p other_db