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
Im trying to copy all my tables from one database to another just using mySQL. I have a code that I've been trying to use which dumps the tables into a sql file which i will then import into another database:
mysqldump -u root -p[root-password] [database] > [sqlfile].sql
so my code would be:
mysqldump -u root -pMyNewPass brochureSite > brochure.sql;
yet Im getting a syntax error when I trying to perform this.
The error I receive:
Write it like
mysqldump -u root -p brochureSite > brochure.sql
Enter when you enter you will be asked for password then enter password.
Question:
Please can anyone tell me, How to import mysql database through command prompt
Note:
I am beginner in mysql database
For Import Database in Phpmyadmin using cmd with process
C:>cd xampp
C:\xampp>cd mysql
C:\xampp\mysql>cd bin
Go to directory where you have mysql. -u - for username -p - to prompt the password
mysql -u username -ppassword databasename < file.sql
Note:It is better to use full path of the the sql file file.sql
To import database from dump file (in this case called filename.sql) use:
mysql -u username -p password database_name < filename.sql
If you are on Windows you will need to open CMD and go to directory where mysql.exe is installed. If you are using WAMP server then this is usually located in:
C:\wamp\bin\mysql\mysql5.1.36\bin (*note the version of mysql might be different)
So you will:
cd C:\wamp\bin\mysql\mysql5.1.36\bin
and then execute one of the above commands.
Try This
mysql -u username -p[******] database_name < mysqlfile.sql
For more details for export and import database please click here.
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>