Prompt Title: MySQL to MariaDB.

Yes, you can copy a MySQL database to a MariaDB database.

One way to do this is by using the mysqldump utility to export the MySQL database to a file, and then using the mysql command to import the data into the MariaDB database.

Here are the general steps:

1. Export the MySQL database using mysqldump:

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   $ mysqldump -u <username> -p <databasename> > backup.sql
   

   Replace <username> with the username of a MySQL user with sufficient privileges to export the database, and <databasename> with the name of the MySQL database you want to export. This will create a file called backup.sql that contains the SQL commands to recreate the database.

2. Create the MariaDB database:

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   $ mysql -u <username> -p -e "CREATE DATABASE <databasename>"
   

   Replace <username> with the username of a MariaDB user with sufficient privileges to create databases, and <databasename> with the name of the MariaDB database you want to create.

3. Import the MySQL database into the MariaDB database:

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   $ mysql -u <username> -p <databasename> < backup.sql
   

   Replace <username> with the username of a MariaDB user with sufficient privileges to import data into the database, and <databasename> with the name of the MariaDB database you want to import the data into.

This will import the data from the MySQL database into the MariaDB database. Note that there may be some differences between MySQL and MariaDB, so you may need to adjust the schema or the data to ensure compatibility.