Creating and Managing Instances
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Creating Instances
Create a new First Generation or Second Generation instance.
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Viewing Instance Information
View instance settings.
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Editing Instances
Edit an existing instance.
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Cloning Instances
Clone an instance to create an independent copy of the instance.
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Starting, Stopping, and Restarting Instances
Start, stop, or restart an instance.
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Deleting Instances
Delete an instance.
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Configuring SSL
Configure SSL on an instance.
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Configuring MySQL Flags
Update MySQL flags for an instance.
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Migrating an Instance to Second Generation
Migrate your data to Second Generation by exporting and reimporting your data.
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Upgrading MySQL
Upgrade the MySQL version for an instance by exporting and reimporting your data.
Connecting to Instances
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Connecting MySQL Client Using IP Addresses
Connect to an instance by authorizing access to an IP address or range of addresses.
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Connecting MySQL Client Using the Proxy
Connect to an instance by using the Cloud SQL Proxy.
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Connecting MySQL Client Using the Proxy Docker Image
Connect to an instance by using the Cloud SQL Proxy Docker image.
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Connecting MySQL Client from Google Compute Engine
Connect to an instance from a Compute Engine instance, either by using an IP address or by using the Cloud SQL Proxy.
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Connecting from Google App Engine
Connect to an instance from an App Engine application.
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Connecting from External Applications
Connect to an instance from an external application.
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Connecting from Google Container Engine
Connect to an instance from an application running in Google Container Engine.
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Connecting from Other MySQL Tools
Connect to an instance using MySQL adminstration tools.
Replication and Data Management
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Configuring for High Availability
Configure an instance to fail over to a different zone in case of a zonal outage.
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Creating and Managing On-Demand and Automatic Backups
Schedule and disable automatic backups, create and manage on-demand backups, and view backups for your instance.
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Restoring an Instance
Restore an instance from a backup or perform a point-in-time recovery.
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Creating Read Replicas
Create read replicas for an instance.
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Configuring External Replicas
Configuring an external read replica for a master Cloud SQL instance.
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Configuring External Masters
Configuring an external master for a Cloud SQL replica.
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Managing Replicas
Starting and stopping replication, getting replication status, and promoting replicas.
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Importing Data into Cloud SQL
Import data from Cloud Storage to an instance.
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Exporting Data from Cloud SQL
Export data from an instance to Cloud Storage.
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Exporting Data for Import into Cloud SQL
Create mysqldump and CSV files from an external database for import into an instance.
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Checking the Status of Import and Export Operations
Check the status of import and export operations.

