If WP-CLI is available this plugin adds 2 new commands. wp dbsnap creates a snapshot of your database. No fuss, no muss… wp dbsnapback restores the snapshot. That simple…
If you need 2 different checkpoints you can name them wp dbsnap db-before-i-do-something-sketchy wp dbsnapback db-before-i-do-something-sketchy
This plugin is available for download for your site.