哇，这么多答案。对于可靠的数据库版本控制，您需要对更改数据库的代码进行版本控制。一些CMS提供配置管理工具，比如Drupal 8中的配置管理工具。以下是一个实用步骤的概述，可以安排您的工作流并确保数据库配置是版本化的，即使是在团队环境中:

The most successful scheme I've ever used on a project has combined backups and differential SQL files. Basically we would take a backup of our db after every release and do an SQL dump so that we could create a blank schema from scratch if we needed to as well. Then anytime you needed to make a change to the DB you would add an alter scrip to the sql directory under version control. We would always prefix a sequence number or date to the file name so the first change would be something like 01_add_created_on_column.sql, and the next script would be 02_added_customers_index. Our CI machine would check for these and run them sequentially on a fresh copy of the db that had been restored from the backup.

我们还准备了一些脚本，开发人员可以用一个命令将本地db重新初始化到当前版本。

I agree with many of the posting concerning ruby's ActiveRecord migrations - they are an elegant way to manage the database in small incremental files that everyone can share. With that said, I've recently implemented a project using VisualStudio's Database Project, and it's kinda made me a believer. Short story - you create a database project, import all (if any) existing database objects into it (tables/views/triggers/keys/users/etc). That import results in a "Create" script per object. To manage the database you alter the create script and then on deploy VS compares the target database to the state of the database residing in your project and apply the proper alter statements.

这真的有点神奇，我必须承认，这是VS团队做的更好的事情之一。到目前为止，我真的很感动。

当然，您可以在自己选择的版本控制系统中管理整个数据库项目。

我非常喜欢Rails ActiveRecord迁移。它将DML抽象为ruby脚本，然后可以在源存储库中轻松地进行版本化。

然而，通过一些工作，您可以做到同样的事情。任何DDL更改(ALTER TABLE等)都可以存储在文本文件中。为文件名保留编号系统(或日期戳)，并按顺序应用它们。

Rails在DB中还有一个'version'表，用于跟踪上一次应用的迁移。你可以很容易地做到这一点。

查看使用源代码控制管理数据库更改的LiquiBase。

我们使用复制和集群来管理数据库以及备份。我们使用Serena来管理SQL脚本和配置实现。在进行配置更改之前，我们将执行备份，作为更改管理流程的一部分。此备份满足我们的回滚需求。

我认为这完全取决于规模。您是在谈论需要离线备份和灾难恢复的企业应用程序吗?一个运行会计应用程序的小工作组?还是两者之间的任何地方?