mysql> use larrydb;
Database changed
mysql> show tables;
+-------------------+
| Tables_in_larrydb |
+-------------------+
| access  |
+-------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

mysql> drop table access;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)

mysql> clear
mysql> show tables;
Empty set (0.00 sec)

mysql> 
mysql> create table class(
 -> cid int,
 -> cname varchar(30));
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.01 sec)

mysql> show create table class \G;
*************************** 1. row ***************************
 Table: class
Create Table: CREATE TABLE `class` (
 `cid` int(11) DEFAULT NULL,
 `cname` varchar(30) DEFAULT NULL
) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

ERROR: 
No query specified

mysql> create table stu(
 -> sid int,
 -> sname varchar(30),
 -> cid int) engine=myisam;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)

mysql> show create table stu \G;
*************************** 1. row ***************************
 Table: stu
Create Table: CREATE TABLE `stu` (
 `sid` int(11) DEFAULT NULL,
 `sname` varchar(30) DEFAULT NULL,
 `cid` int(11) DEFAULT NULL
) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

ERROR: 
No query specified

mysql> insert into class values(1,'linux'),(2,'oracle');
Query OK, 2 rows affected (0.00 sec)
Records: 2 Duplicates: 0 Warnings: 0

mysql> desc class;
+-------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
| Field | Type | Null | Key | Default | Extra |
+-------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
| cid | int(11) | YES | | NULL | |
| cname | varchar(30) | YES | | NULL | |
+-------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
2 rows in set (0.00 sec)

mysql> desc stu;
+-------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
| Field | Type | Null | Key | Default | Extra |
+-------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
| sid | int(11) | YES | | NULL | |
| sname | varchar(30) | YES | | NULL | |
| cid | int(11) | YES | | NULL | |
+-------+-------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
3 rows in set (0.00 sec)

mysql> insert into stu values(1,'larry01',1),(2,'larry02',2);
Query OK, 2 rows affected (0.00 sec)
Records: 2 Duplicates: 0 Warnings: 0

mysql> select * from stu;
+------+---------+------+
| sid | sname | cid |
+------+---------+------+
| 1 | larry01 | 1 |
| 2 | larry02 | 2 |
+------+---------+------+
 

[root@serv01 ~]# /etc/init.d/mysqld stop
Shutting down MySQL... SUCCESS! 

[root@serv01 ~]# mkdir /databackup
[root@serv01 ~]# chown mysql.mysql /databackup/ -R
[root@serv01 ~]# ll /databackup/ -d
drwxr-xr-x. 2 mysql mysql 4096 Sep 10 17:46 /databackup/
[root@serv01 ~]# cd /databackup/
 

[root@serv01 databackup]# tar -cvPzf mysql01.tar.gz 

[root@serv01 databackup]# rm -rf /usr/local/mysql/data/*

[root@serv01 databackup]# /etc/init.d/mysqld start
Starting MySQL.. ERROR! The server quit without updating PID file (/usr/local/mysql/data/serv01.host.com.pid).

[root@serv01 databackup]# tar -xvPf mysql01.tar.gz 

[root@serv01 databackup]# /etc/init.d/mysqld start
Starting MySQL.. SUCCESS! 

[root@serv01 ~]# mysql
Welcome to the MySQL monitor. Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MySQL connection id is 1
Server version: 5.5.29-log Source distribution

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mysql> use larrydb;
Database changed
mysql> select * from class;
+------+--------+
| cid | cname |
+------+--------+
| 1 | linux |
| 2 | oracle |
+------+--------+
2 rows in set (0.00 sec)

mysql> select * from stu;
+------+---------+------+
| sid | sname | cid |
+------+---------+------+
| 1 | larry01 | 1 |
| 2 | larry02 | 2 |
+------+---------+------+
2 rows in set (0.00 sec)