Want to export data from multiple similar MariaDB tables to one XML file?
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- Support Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Export multiple similar MariaDB tables to a single XML file
Login to MariaDB -> Select MariaDB tables -> Set XML file options -> Export MariaDB to XML
Choose MariaDB and logon.

Click “Export Similar Tables” at task dialog.

Select XML file type.

1. Select similar MariaDB tables.

2. Set XML file options.

3. Set rows options.

4. Export multiple similar MariaDB tables to a single XML file.

After exporting, you can view output XML file.

More about MariaDB to XML converter
See also:
- Export MariaDB table to XML
- Export MariaDB query results to XML
- Batch export MariaDB tables to XML files
MariaDB → XML reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in MariaDB | in XML |
|---|---|---|
| Int | INT | <int>1234</int> |
| Bigint | BIGINT | <bigint>9007199254740993</bigint> |
| Decimal | DECIMAL(p,s) | <decimal>1234.56</decimal> |
| Float | DOUBLE | <float>1.234e10</float> |
| Text | VARCHAR(n) | <char>text</char> |
| Long text | LONGTEXT | <text>multi-line text</text> (entities for & <) |
| Date | DATE | <date>2026-09-18</date> (xs:date with an XSD) |
| Datetime | DATETIME | <datetime>2026-09-18T14:30:00Z</datetime> (xs:dateTime) |
| Binary | LONGBLOB | <blob>base64...</blob> (xs:base64Binary) |
| Boolean | TINYINT(1) | <bool>true</bool> |
| JSON | JSON | escaped inside an element, or its own sub-tree |
Dialect differences
MariaDB is a database server and XML is a file format, so the gap is wider than a dialect difference – the rows below are where values and structure stop lining up.
| Property | in MariaDB | in XML |
|---|---|---|
| port | 3306 | — |
| identifiers | `backtick` | Attribute values in quotes; entities (& < >) for ... |
| row limit | LIMIT n | — |
| dates | DATETIME, TIMESTAMP, DATE, TIME | Text (xs:date / xs:dateTime when an XSD is in play) |
| long text | TINYTEXT / TEXT / MEDIUMTEXT / LONGTEXT | — |
| binary | BLOB / TINYBLOB / LONGBLOB | base64Binary / hexBinary inside text |
| separator | — | Tags, not delimiters |
| encoding | — | Declared in the XML declaration |
| typing | — | None in the markup itself |
| shape | Tables of rows and columns | Arbitrary tree |
| ceiling | — | Whole document is usually parsed into memory |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| MariaDB | mariadb-dump |
| MariaDB (load) | mariadb-import, or LOAD DATA INFILE |
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