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+Create Back Up File
+docker exec -t phoenixDB pg_dump -U postgres -d phoenix > phoenix_backup.sql
+
+# PostgreSQL Database Backup in Docker
+
+## 🛠️ Backup Commands for `phoenixDB`
+
+### 1️⃣ **Dump Database (Including DROP Statements)**
+```sh
+docker exec -t phoenixDB pg_dump -U postgres -d phoenix -c > phoenix_backup.sql
+```
+📖 Explanation:
+	•	docker exec -t phoenixDB → Runs the pg_dump command inside the phoenixDB container.
+	•	pg_dump -U postgres -d phoenix -c:
+	•	-U postgres → Connect as user postgres.
+	•	-d phoenix → Dump the phoenix database.
+	•	-c → Includes DROP statements (cleans tables before restoring).
+	•	> phoenix_backup.sql → Saves the dump to your host machine.
+
+🔹 When to Use?
+	•	Use this when you want to completely overwrite an existing database on restore.
+	•	Ensures that old tables are dropped before new ones are created.
+
+# Dump Database (Without DROP Statements)
+```sh
+docker exec -t phoenixDB pg_dump -U postgres -d phoenix > phoenix_backup.sql
+```
+
+📖 Explanation:
+	•	Similar to the previous command, but without -c.
+	•	This does NOT include DROP TABLE statements, meaning:
+	•	It will fail if restoring to a database that already has tables with the same names.
+	•	Use this when restoring to a new empty database.
+
+🔹 When to Use?
+	•	If you’re backing up for archival purposes.
+	•	If you don’t want to drop existing data on restore.
+
+# 🛠️ How to Restore the Backup?
+## Restore to a Database (bkp1)
+```sh
+cat phoenix_backup.sql | docker exec -i phoenixDB psql -U postgres -d bkp1
+```
+📖 Explanation:
+	•	cat phoenix_backup.sql → Reads the dump file.
+	•	| → Pipes it into the psql command inside the container.
+	•	docker exec -i phoenixDB psql -U postgres -d bkp2
+	•	-i → Allows input redirection.
+	•	-U postgres → Connects as the postgres user.
+	•	-d bkp2 → Restores to the bkp2 database
+
+# 🎯 Final Notes
+	•	Use the -c flag when restoring into an existing database and you want to drop old tables first.
+	•	Omit -c when restoring into a new, empty database.