# Execute a command from host to docker using terminal

Sometimes you just want to import your own MySQL backup file.

This can be done in a very easy way, even without bind-mounting or copying the file into the container. It also does not have to do with dockware, so it would also work in a plain MySQL container.

## Import using Terminal

Run this command, and it will automatically import the **backup.sql** file from your **database** folder into your MySQL instance.

```
// Import script for mysql
// make sure to create if NEWDB eixist or else create new one
docker exec -i shop mysql -uroot -proot NEWDB < Users/demon/Downloads/Existing.sql
```

#### for more details take a look at  [Import Database](/use-cases/tips-and-tricks/how-do-you-import-the-database-using-cli.md)


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