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    Import A Large SQL Dump File To A MySQL Database From Command Line

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    This document outlines the steps to import a large SQL dump file to a MySQL database from the command line. It describes setting buffer lengths, disabling checks, and sourcing the SQL file. It also provides a Bash script example to run the import and output start/end times.

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    This document outlines the steps to import a large SQL dump file to a MySQL database from the command line. It describes setting buffer lengths, disabling checks, and sourcing the SQL file. It also provides a Bash script example to run the import and output start/end times.

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    This document outlines the steps to import a large SQL dump file to a MySQL database from the command line. It describes setting buffer lengths, disabling checks, and sourcing the SQL file. It also provides a Bash script example to run the import and output start/end times.

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    Import A Large SQL Dump File To A MySQL Database From Command Line

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    This document outlines the steps to import a large SQL dump file to a MySQL database from the command line. It describes setting buffer lengths, disabling checks, and sourcing the SQL file. It also provides a Bash script example to run the import and output start/end times.

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    1/19/24, 10:10 PM Import a large sql dump file to a MySQL database from command line - cmanios

    Import a large sql dump file to a MySQL


    database from command line
    2 minute read

    Today I had to import a very large SQL dump file (6 Gb) to a


    MySQL database using windows command line. If you are using
    linux it is the same. The process is the following:

    1. Open a command prompt (or shell in Linux) with


    administrative privilleges
    2. If you are in Windows set character set to unicode. Linux is
    using UTF-8 by default.
    chcp 65001

    3. Connect to a mysql instance using command line


    $PATH_TO_MYSQL\mysql.exe -h 192.168.1.1 --port=3306 -u root -p

    if you are in localhost you do not need host and port

    $PATH_TO_MYSQL\mysql.exe -u root -p

    4. You are now in mysql shell. Set network buffer length to a


    large byte number. The default value may throw errors for
    such large data files
    set global net_buffer_length=1000000;

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    5. Set maximum allowed packet size to a large byte


    number.The default value may throw errors for such large
    data files.
    set global max_allowed_packet=1000000000;

    6. Disable foreign key checking to avoid delays,errors and


    unwanted behaviour
    SET foreign_key_checks = 0;
    SET UNIQUE_CHECKS = 0;
    SET AUTOCOMMIT = 0;

    7. Import your sql dump file


    source C:\bob_db\dbdump150113.sql

    You are done! Remember to enable foreign key checks


    when procedure is complete!

    SET foreign_key_checks = 1;
    SET UNIQUE_CHECKS = 1;
    SET AUTOCOMMIT = 1;

    If you are in Linux you can create a Bash script which will do the
    dirty job and write to stdout start and end time of import:

    #!/bin/sh

    # store start date to a variable


    imeron=`date`

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    echo "Import started: OK"


    dumpfile="/home/bob/bobiras.sql"

    ddl="set names utf8; "


    ddl="$ddl set global net_buffer_length=1000000;"
    ddl="$ddl set global max_allowed_packet=1000000000; "
    ddl="$ddl SET foreign_key_checks = 0; "
    ddl="$ddl SET UNIQUE_CHECKS = 0; "
    ddl="$ddl SET AUTOCOMMIT = 0; "
    # if your dump file does not create a database, select one
    ddl="$ddl USE jetdb; "
    ddl="$ddl source $dumpfile; "
    ddl="$ddl SET foreign_key_checks = 1; "
    ddl="$ddl SET UNIQUE_CHECKS = 1; "
    ddl="$ddl SET AUTOCOMMIT = 1; "
    ddl="$ddl COMMIT ; "

    echo "Import started: OK"

    time mysql -h 127.0.0.1 -u root -proot -e "$ddl"

    # store end date to a variable


    imeron2=`date`

    echo "Start import:$imeron"


    echo "End import:$imeron2"

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