Import SQL file into mysql

Question

I have a database called nitm. I haven't created any tables there. But I have a SQL file which contains all the necessary data for the database. The file is nitm.sql which is in C:\ drive. This file has size of about 103 MB. I am using wamp server.

I have used the following syntax in MySQL console to import the file:

mysql>c:/nitm.sql;

But this didn't work.

Answer 1

From the mysql console:

mysql> use DATABASE_NAME;

mysql> source path/to/file.sql;

make sure there is no slash before path if you are referring to a relative path... it took me a while to realize that! lol

Answer 2

Finally, i solved the problem. I placed the `nitm.sql` file in `bin` file of the `mysql` folder and used the following syntax.

C:\wamp\bin\mysql\mysql5.0.51b\bin>mysql -u root nitm < nitm.sql

And this worked.

Answer 3

If you are using wamp you can try this. Just type use your_Database_name first.

1. Click your wamp server icon then look for MYSQL > MSQL Console then run it.

2. If you dont have password, just hit enter and type :

   mysql> use database_name;
   mysql> source location_of_your_file;
   

   If you have password, you will promt to enter a password. Enter you password first then type:

   mysql> use database_name;
   mysql> source location_of_your_file;
   

location_of_your_file should look like C:\mydb.sql

so the commend is mysql>source C:\mydb.sql;

This kind of importing sql dump is very helpful for BIG SQL FILE.

I copied my file mydb.sq to directory C: .It should be capital C: in order to run

and that's it.

Answer 4

In windows, if the above suggestion gives you an error (file not found or unknown db) you may want to double the forward slashes:

In the mysql console:

mysql> use DATABASE_NAME;

mysql> source C://path//to//file.sql;

Answer 5

Ok so, I'm using Linux but I think this holds true for Windows too. You can do this either directly from the command prompt

> mysql -u <user name> -p<password> <database name> < sqlfilename.sql

Or from within the mysql prompt, you can use:

mysql>source sqlfilename.sql

But both these approaches have their own benefits in the results they display. In the first approach, the script exits as soon as it encounters an error. And the better part, is that it tells you the exact line number in the source file where the error occurred. However, it ONLY displays errors. If it didn't encounter any errors, the scripts displays NOTHING. Which can be a little unnerving. Because you're most often running a script with a whole pile of commands.

Now second approach (from within the mysql prompt) has the benefit that it displays a message for every different MySQL command in the script. If it encounters errors, it displays the mysql error message but continues on through the scripts. This can be good, because you can then go back and fix all the errors before you run the script again. The downside is that it does NOT display the line numbers in the script where the errors were encountered. This can be a bit of a pain. But the error messages are as descriptive so you could probably figure out where the problem is.

I, for one, prefer the directly-from-OS-command line approach.

Answer 6

If you are using xampp

C:\xampp\mysql\bin\mysql -uroot -p nitm < nitm.sql

Answer 7

You are almost there use

mysql> \. c:/nitm.sql;

You may also access help by

mysql> \?

Answer 8

Try:

mysql -u username -p database_name < file.sql

Check MySQL Options.

Note: It is better to use the full path of the SQL file file.sql.

Answer 9

For localhost on XAMPP. Open a cmd window and type

cd C:\xampp\mysql\bin
mysql.exe -u root -p

Attention! No semi-colon after -p Enter your password and type

use database_name;

to select the database you need.

Check if your table is there

show tables;

Import from your sql file

source sqlfile.sql;

I have put my file on C:\xampp\mysql\bin location in order to don't mix up with locations of sql file.

Answer 10

Don't forget to use

charset utf8

If your sql file is in utf-8 :)

So you need to do:

cmd.exe

mysql -u root

mysql> charset utf8

mysql> use mydbname

mysql> source C:\myfolder\myfile.sql

Good luck ))

Answer 11

In Linux I navigated to the directory containing the .sql file before starting mysql. The system cursor is now in the same location as the file and you won't need a path. Use source myData.sql where my date is replaced with the name of your file.

cd whatever directory

mysql - p

---

connect targetDB

source myData.sql

Done

Answer 12

from the command line (cmd.exe, not from within mysql shell) try something like:

type c:/nite.sql | mysql -uuser -ppassword dbname

Answer 13

Does your dump contain features that are not supported in your version of MySQL? You can also try to remove the starting (and ending) MySQL commented SET-statements.

I don't know if your dump comes from a Linux version of MySQL (line endings)?

Answer 14

I have installed my wamp server in D: drive so u have to go to the following path from ur command line->(and if u have installed ur wamp in c: drive then just replace the d: wtih c: here)

D:\>cd wamp
D:\wamp>cd bin
D:\wamp\bin>cd mysql
D:\wamp\bin\mysql>cd mysql5.5.8 (whatever ur verserion will be displayed here use keyboard Tab button)
D:\wamp\bin\mysql\mysql5.5.8>cd bin
D:\wamp\bin\mysql\mysql5.5.8\bin>mysql -u root -p password db_name < "d:\backupfile.sql"

here root is user of my phpmyadmin password is the password for phpmyadmin so if u haven't set any password for root just nothing type at that place, db_name is the database (for which database u r taking the backup) ,backupfile.sql is the file from which u want ur backup of ur database and u can also change the backup file location(d:\backupfile.sql) from to any other place on your computer