Downloading a Backup File

Scenarios

This section describes how to download a manual or an automated backup file to a local device and restore data from the backup file.

RDS for MySQL enables you to download full backup files.

Method 1: Using Current Browser

1. Log in to the management console.
2. Click in the upper left corner and select a region and a project.
3. Click Service List. Under Database, click Relational Database Service. The RDS console is displayed.
4. On the Backup Management page, locate the target backup to be downloaded and click Download in the Operation column.

   Alternatively, click the target DB instance. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Backups & Restorations. On the Full Backups page, locate the target backup to be downloaded and click Download in the Operation column.

5. In the displayed dialog box, select Use Current Browser for Download Method and click OK.
6. Follow the instructions provided in Restoring from Backup Files to a Self-Built MySQL Database to restore data locally as required.

Method 2: Using Download URL

1. Log in to the management console.
2. Click in the upper left corner and select a region and a project.
3. Click Service List. Under Database, click Relational Database Service. The RDS console is displayed.
4. On the Backup Management page, locate the target backup to be downloaded and click Download in the Operation column.

   Alternatively, click the target DB instance. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Backups & Restorations. On the Full Backups page, locate the target backup to be downloaded and click Download in the Operation column.

5. In the displayed dialog box, select Use Download URL for Download Method, click to copy the URL, and click OK.

   A valid URL for downloading the backup data is displayed.

   • You can use various download tools to download backup files.
   • You can also run the following command to download backup files:

     wget -O FILE_NAME --no-check-certificate "DOWNLOAD_URL"

     The parameters in the command are as follows:

     FILE_NAME: indicates the new backup file name after the download is successful. The original backup file name may be too long and exceed the maximum characters allowed by the client file system. You are advised to use the -O argument with wget to rename the backup file.

     DOWNLOAD_URL: indicates the location of the backup file to be downloaded. If the location contains special characters, escape is required.

6. Follow the instructions provided in Restoring from Backup Files to a Self-Built MySQL Database to restore data locally as required.