Solution for database version control and deployment?

Here are two possible solutions, both of these are actually generic MySQL version control tools but can be adapted to your workflow:

dbv.php

This tool creates “migrations”, which are basically SQL scripts, from the changes detected on the database. These scripts are stored in a local directory and thus can be commited to your current VCS (git, for example).

It’s used through a PHP web interface.

DBVC

Fundamentally similar to the previous tool, this is based on a command line interface. It’s configured through a json file. The main difference is that it doesn’t auto-generate the migration files.

There’s a pending issue to integrate this with the previous similar, so that’s something to look for.

WordPress Plugins

Some plugins that could aid in the creation of a repeatable workflow:

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