# MySQL

MySQL offers flexible backup strategies to suit different requirements. The most
common approach uses `mysqldump` to create logical backups - SQL dumps that can
be easily restored across different MySQL versions and platforms.

For a comprehensive understanding of MySQL backup strategies, we recommend
reading the
[official MySQL documentation on Backup and Recovery](https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/backup-and-recovery.html).






## [Logical backups with SQL dumps](https://plakar.io/docs/community/v1.1.0/guides/mysql/sqldump/index.md)



## [Physical backups](https://plakar.io/docs/community/v1.1.0/guides/mysql/physical-backups/index.md)