How to easily import multiple sql files into a MySQL database?

Question

I have several sql files and I want to import all of them at once into a MySQL database.

I go to PHPMyAdmin, access the databa

Answer 1

In Windows, open a terminal, go to the content folder and write:

copy /b *.sql all_files.sql

This concate all files in only one, making it really quick to import with PhpMyAdmin.

In Linux and macOS, as @BlackCharly pointed out, this will do the trick:

cat *.sql  > .all_files.sql

Important Note: Doing it directly should go well, but it could end up with you stuck in a loop with a massive output file getting bigger and bigger due to the system adding the file to itself. To avoid it, two possible solutions.

A) Put the result in a separate directory to be safe (Thanks @mosh):

mkdir concatSql
cat *.sql  > ./concatSql/all_files.sql

B) Concat them in a file with a different extension and then change it the name. (Thanks @William Turrell)

cat *.sql  > all_files.sql1
mv all_files.sql1 all_files.sql

Answer 2

You could also a for loop to do so:

#!/bin/bash
for i in *.sql
do
    echo "Importing: $i"
    mysql your_db_name < $i
    wait
done 

Source

Answer 3

Save this file as .bat and run it , change variables inside parenthesis ...

@echo off
title Mysql Import Script
cd (Folder Name)
 for %%a in (*) do (
     echo Importing File  : %%a 
     mysql -u(username) -p(password)  %%~na < %%a
)
pause

if it's only one database modify (%%~na) with the database name .

Answer 4

Enter the mysql shell like this.

mysql --host=localhost --user=username --password --database=db

Then use the source command and a semicolon to seperate the commands.

source file1.sql; source file2; source file3;

Answer 5

1. Goto cmd

2. Type in command prompt C:\users\Usersname>cd [.sql tables folder path ]
   Press Enter
   Ex: C:\users\Usersname>cd E:\project\database

3. Type command prompt
   C:\users\Usersname>[.sql folder's drive (directory)name]
   Press Enter
   Ex: C:\users\Usersname>E:

4. Type command prompt for marge all .sql file(table) in a single file
   copy /b *.sql newdatabase.sql
   Press Enter
   EX: E:\project\database>copy /b *.sql newdatabase.sql

5. You can see Merge Multiple .sql(file) tables Files Into A Single File in your directory folder
   Ex: E:\project\database

Answer 6

Just type below command on your command prompt & it will bind all sql file into single sql file,

c:/xampp/mysql/bin/sql/ type *.sql > OneFile.sql;