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

Answer 1

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 2

You are almost there use

mysql> \. c:/nitm.sql;

You may also access help by

mysql> \?

Answer 3

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 4

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

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connect targetDB

source myData.sql

Done

Answer 5

mysql>c:/nitm.sql;

That would write the output of the mysql command to 'nitm.sql;' (What's the ';' supposed to do?) Assuming you've got a copy of the original file (before you overwrote it) then:

mysql < c:/nitm.sql

Answer 6

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.