Dump Corrupted Database from ibdata File

This script helps recover data from a corrupted MySQL database by extracting readable strings from an ibdata file. While it may not recover all data, it can be a valuable tool for salvaging critical information.

import re

with open("ibdata", "rb") as file:
    data = file.read()

strings = re.findall(b"[^\x00-\x1F\x7F-\xFF]{4,}", data)
with open("readable_strings.txt", "w") as f:
    f.writelines(s.decode('utf-8', 'ignore') + "\n" for s in strings)

print("Readable strings saved to readable_strings.txt")