Want to convert data from Access to MySQL ?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a Access to MySQL converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Convert Access to MySQL, Easy and Fast.
- Can run in GUI mode, Step by Step, just a few mouse clicks.
- Can run in Command line, for Scheduled Tasks and Streams.
- Support Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Convert data from Access to MySQL
Login to Access and MySQL -> Select source Access tables -> Set target MySQL tables -> Convert Access to MySQL
Choose source Access database and logon.
Choose target MySQL database and logon.
Click “Wizard – Import All Tables” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Open source Access.
2. List target MySQL tables.
3. Select MySQL tables to import.
4. Convert data from Access to MySQL.
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See also:
Access → MySQL reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in Access | in MySQL |
|---|---|---|
| Int | Long Integer | INT |
| Bigint | Long Integer | BIGINT |
| Decimal | Decimal | DECIMAL(p,s) |
| Float | Double | DOUBLE |
| Text | Text(n) | VARCHAR(n) |
| Long text | Long Text | LONGTEXT |
| Date | Date/Time | DATE |
| Datetime | Date/Time | DATETIME |
| Binary | OLE Object | LONGBLOB |
| Boolean | Yes/No | TINYINT(1) |
| JSON | Long Text | JSON |
Dialect differences
Both Access and MySQL are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in Access | in MySQL |
|---|---|---|
| port | (file-based) | 3306 |
| identifiers | [square brackets] | `backtick` |
| row limit | SELECT TOP n | LIMIT n |
| dates | Date/Time | DATETIME, TIMESTAMP, DATE, TIME |
| long text | MEMO | TINYTEXT / TEXT / MEDIUMTEXT / LONGTEXT |
| binary | OLE Object | BLOB / TINYBLOB / LONGBLOB |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| MySQL | mysqldump, or mysql -e "SELECT ..." > out.csv |
| MySQL (load) | mysqlimport, or LOAD DATA INFILE |
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