Import large .sql file into MySQL

Question

I have been given a VERY large mysql backup file. It is ~630 MB... I guess someone thought it was a good idea to store images in a database... Anyway, I need to

Answer 1

I had a 3.5G dump file, I tried to import it with PhpMyAdmin and MySql workbench but without success. So I just used the console to run it

# mysql -u user_name -pYour_passwd your_db < your_dump.sql

and it works great

Answer 2

Increasing the wait_timeout and/or interactive_timeout should help. First check the current value:

C:\> mysql -hlocalhost -uroot -proot

mysql> SHOW VARIABLES LIKE 'wait_timeout';

If this is very low (e.g. 30 seconds) then increase it (e.g. 5 minutes):

mysql> SET SESSION wait_timeout = 300;
mysql> SET SESSION interactive_timeout = 300;

Then execute your SQL file:

mysql> \. database.sql