I'm trying to import a sql file that is on the server using the following command in the terminal
mysql -u NAME -p DBNAME < path/to/FILE.sql
when i do that it asks for the password, after inputting the password nothing happens. I check the database and no tables have been added.
Note:
DBNAME is created in the mysql database.
I have also tried the following syntax in mysql and also that didn't work
mysql> source PATH/TO/FILE.sql
Please Help :D
The sql file was corrupt, all i had to do was delete it and upload it once again. thanks #CBroe
Hello you can trying with
Create the database for import the tables:
mysql -u root -p
create database database_name;
exit
mysql -u user -p databasename < databasename.sql
I'm trying to import an sql dump into mysql. I selected in command prompt the directory where the file is and I'm using the following command( from inside the file's directory):
mysql -u root -p password database < file.sql
It doesn't show any specific detail regarding this, it just shows the list of all the options I have, like in a help. I'm not an advanced user of mysql, maybe you have an idea why it isn't working. Thanks.
Place the password immediately after -p. Also, you misspelled mysql:
mysql -u root -ppassword database < file.sql
I have .sql files that I'm guessing is auto-generated. I did not generate this file, but anyway it includes the database name and all tables with fields. I'd like to add the db and tables to my mysql localhost and would like to know how to do this. I have tried uploading the file but keep getting errors about my sql syntax. The syntax looks all correct to me so perhaps the .sql file needs to be changed?
From command-line:
mysql -u root -p databaseName < file.sql
Where databaseName is an already created empty database and file.sql is the .sql file you have, you must be in the same folder as the file when you run the command. This also assumes using root as the user and that it is password protected. Modify as needed for your own setup.
Additionally, you can do the reverse by flipping the angled bracket to create a database dump to a file. Like below.
mysql -u root -p databaseName > file.sql
To IMPORT:
ype the following command to import sql data file:
$ mysql -u username -p -h localhost DATA-BASE-NAME < data.sql
In this example, import 'data.sql' file into 'blog' database using vivek as username:
$ mysql -u sat -p -h localhost blog < data.sql
If you have a dedicated database server, replace localhost hostname with with actual server name or IP address as follows:
$ mysql -u username -p -h 202.54.1.10 databasename < data.sql
OR use hostname such as mysql.cyberciti.biz
$ mysql -u username -p -h mysql.cyberciti.biz database-name < data.sql
If you do not know the database name or database name is included in sql dump you can try out something as follows:
$ mysql -u username -p -h 202.54.1.10 < data.sql
Refer: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.6/en/mysqldump.html
If you want a GUI tool then you could probably use SQLyog or navicat for this.
You also can use a GUI tool - dbForge Studio for MySQL to execute the script. The SQL syntax check option will highlight syntax errors automatically, on file opening.
How can I import a database with mysql from terminal?
I cannot find the exact syntax.
Assuming you're on a Linux or Windows console:
Prompt for password:
mysql -u <username> -p <databasename> < <filename.sql>
Enter password directly (not secure):
mysql -u <username> -p<PlainPassword> <databasename> < <filename.sql>
Example:
mysql -u root -p wp_users < wp_users.sql
mysql -u root -pPassword123 wp_users < wp_users.sql
See also:
4.5.1.5. Executing SQL Statements from a Text File
Note: If you are on windows then you will have to cd (change directory) to your MySQL/bin directory inside the CMD before executing the command.
Preferable way for windows:
Open the console and start the interactive MySQL mode
use <name_of_your_database>;
source <path_of_your_.sql>
mysql -u <USERNAME> -p <DB NAME> < <dump file path>
-u - for Username
-p - to prompt the Password
Eg. mysql -u root -p mydb < /home/db_backup.sql
You can also provide password preceded by -p but for the security reasons it is not suggestible. The password will appear on the command itself rather masked.
Directly from var/www/html
mysql -u username -p database_name < /path/to/file.sql
From within mysql:
mysql> use db_name;
mysql> source backup-file.sql
Open Terminal Then
mysql -u root -p
eg:- mysql -u shabeer -p
After That Create a Database
mysql> create database "Name";
eg:- create database INVESTOR;
Then Select That New Database "INVESTOR"
mysql> USE INVESTOR;
Select the path of sql file from machine
mysql> source /home/shabeer/Desktop/new_file.sql;
Then press enter and wait for some times if it's all executed then
mysql> exit
From Terminal:
mysql -uroot -p --default-character-set=utf8 database_name </database_path/database.sql
in the terminal type
mysql -uroot -p1234; use databasename; source /path/filename.sql
Below command is working on ubuntu 16.04, I am not sure it is working or not other Linux platforms.
Export SQL file:
$ mysqldump -u [user_name] -p [database_name] > [database_name.sql]
Example : mysqldump -u root -p max_development > max_development.sql
Import SQL file:
$ mysqldump -u [user_name] -p [database_name] < [file_name.sql]
Example: mysqldump -u root -p max_production < max_development.sql
Note SQL file should exist same directory
I usually use this command to load my SQL data when divided in files with names : 000-tableA.sql, 001-tableB.sql, 002-tableC.sql.
for anyvar in *.sql; do <path to your bin>/mysql -u<username> -p<password> <database name> < $anyvar; done
Works well on OSX shell.
Explanation:
First create a database or use an existing database. In my case, I am using an existing database
Load the database by giving <name of database> = ClassicModels in my case and using the operator < give the path to the database = sakila-data.sql
By running show tables, I get the list of tables as you can see.
Note : In my case I got an error 1062, because I am trying to load the same thing again.
mysql -u username -ppassword dbname < /path/file-name.sql
example
mysql -u root -proot product < /home/myPC/Downloads/tbl_product.sql
Use this from terminal
After struggling for sometime I found the information in https://tommcfarlin.com/importing-a-large-database/
Connect to Mysql (let's use root for both username and password):
mysql -uroot -proot
Connect to the database (let's say it is called emptyDatabase (your should get a confirmation message):
connect emptyDatabase
3 Import the source code, lets say the file is called mySource.sql and it is in a folder called mySoureDb under the profile of a user called myUser:
source /Users/myUser/mySourceDB/mySource.sql
Open the MySQL Command Line Client and type in your password
Change to the database you want to use for importing the .sql file data into. Do this by typing:
USE your_database_name
Now locate the .sql file you want to execute.
If the file is located in the main local C: drive directory and the .sql script file name is currentSqlTable.sql, you would type the following:
\. C:\currentSqlTable.sql
and press Enter to execute the SQL script file.
If you are using sakila-db from mysql website,
It's very easy on the Linux platform just follow the below-mentioned steps, After downloading the zip file of sakila-db, extract it. Now you will have two files, one is sakila-schema.sql and the other one is sakila-data.sql.
Open terminal
Enter command mysql -u root -p < sakila-schema.sql
Enter command mysql -u root -p < sakila-data.sql
Now enter command mysql -u root -p and enter your password, now you have entered into mysql system with default database.
To use sakila database, use this command use sakila;
To see tables in sakila-db, use show tables command
Please take care that extracted files are present in home directory.
First connect to mysql via command line
mysql -u root -p
Enter MySQL PW
Select target DB name
use <db_name>
Select your db file for import
SET autocommit=0; source /root/<db_file>;
commit;
This should do it. (thanks for clearing)
This will work even 10GB DB can be imported successfully this way. :)
In Ubuntu, from MySQL monitor, you have already used this syntax:
mysql> use <dbname>
-> The USE statement tells MySQL to use dbname as the default database for subsequent statements
mysql> source <file-path>
for example:
mysql> use phonebook;
mysql> source /tmp/phonebook.sql;
Important: make sure the sql file is in a directory that mysql can access to like /tmp
If you want to import a database from a SQL dump which might have "use" statements in it, I recommend to use the "-o" option as a safeguard to not accidentially import to a wrong database.
• --one-database, -o
Ignore statements except those those that occur while the default
database is the one named on the command line. This filtering is
limited, and based only on USE statements. This is useful for
skipping updates to other databases in the binary log.
Full command:
mysql -u <username> -p -o <databasename> < <filename.sql>
For Ubuntu/Linux users,
Extract the SQL file and paste it somewhere
e.g you pasted on desktop
open the terminal
go to your database and create a database name
Create database db_name;
Exit Mysql from your terminal
cd DESKTOP
mysql -u root -p db_name < /cd/to/mysql.sql
Enter the password:....
Before running the commands on the terminal you have to make sure that you have MySQL installed on your terminal.
You can use the following command to install it:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install mysql-server
Refrence here.
After that you can use the following commands to import a database:
mysql -u <username> -p <databasename> < <filename.sql>
The simplest way to import a database in your MYSQL from the terminal is done by the below-mentioned process -
mysql -u root -p root database_name < path to your .sql file
What I'm doing above is:
Entering to mysql with my username and password (here it is root & root)
After entering the password I'm giving the name of database where I want to import my .sql file. Please make sure the database already exists in your MYSQL
The database name is followed by < and then path to your .sql file. For example, if my file is stored in Desktop, the path will be /home/Desktop/db.sql
That's it. Once you've done all this, press enter and wait for your .sql file to get uploaded to the respective database
There has to be no space between -p and password
mysql -u [dbusername] -p[dbpassword] [databasename] < /home/serverusername/public_html/restore_db/database_file.sql
I always use it, it works perfectly. Thanks to ask this question. Have a great day. Njoy :)
I'm trying to migrate a mysql database from a server with phpMyAdmin to one that doesn't. I have a .sql file exported from the phpMyAdmin server, and am not quite sure where to go from there. While searching for an answer, I keep on finding websites that say to use this command:
mysql -u USER -p DBNAME < dump.sql
but nowhere describes WHERE that file should be located. Is it just supposed to be in the var/lib/mysql directory?
Thanks for the help.
It can be anywhere. Use full path if not in the current directory
mysql -u USER -p DBNAME <
/home/dump.sql
(if the file is in /home/ folder)
EDIT: Thanks for the correction, TehShrike.
You may follow -p with the password for user USER -- in which case there is no space between the option p and the password. Otherwise, mysql will prompt you for password. So the syntax is like the following:
mysql -u <user> -p<password> <database-name> < <path-to-mysqldump-file>
If the database does not already exist, you will have to login to your mysql server and create it first (Before the above line):
mysql -u <user> -p <password>
create database <database-name>