# Rails database backup & restore plugin or rake task

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-database-backup-restore-plugin-or-rake-task/109235>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [July 12, 2007, 4:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-database-backup-restore-plugin-or-rake-task/109235 "2007-07-12T16:35:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![rinda](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/ce73a5/32.png) [@rinda](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rinda)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2007, 4:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-database-backup-restore-plugin-or-rake-task/109235/1 "2007-07-12T16:35:27Z")

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Hi,

Searching in internet finds me mysql specific things and outdated rake  
tasks. I want a portable one. So using postgresql database, I want to  
dump my db data into a file. Then I want to load the file into mysql  
database.

Any one know where I can find one?

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**Author:** ![rinda](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/ce73a5/32.png) [@rinda](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rinda)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2007, 11:51am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-database-backup-restore-plugin-or-rake-task/109235/2 "2007-07-13T11:51:00Z")

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Nevermind. I find it.  
[http://blog.leetsoft.com/2006/5/29/easy-migration-between-databases](http://blog.leetsoft.com/2006/5/29/easy-migration-between-databases)