'mysqldump' is not recognized as an internal or external command

Question

currently im trying to make backup and restore mysql database in my laravel project. I am using this laravel package https://github.com/backup-manager/laravel for backup pac

Answer 1

It is because mysqldump.exe is not found in that location, the right path is given bellow

1. Open Command Prompt and type this

   cd C:\Program Files (x86)\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.5\bin

Press Enter

then type

mysqldump.exe

or,

Directly open this directory "C:\Program Files (x86)\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.5\bin" and Press LEFT SHIFT KEY from keyboard and RIGHT CLICK on the Directory Window. then type

mysqldump.exe

It will work 100% correctly

Answer 2

If you are using Xamp then:

1. Open your Xamp folder
2. Go to \mysql\bin find the mysqldump.exe
3. Go to your environment variables under System variable click on 'New'.
4. As 'variable name' put 'mysqldump'(without the quotes) and as 'variable value' put the path to your xamp\mysql\bin\mysqldump.exe this will make 'mysqldump' available as a global system alias.

Reminder: Make sure to restart your command-line interface.