Want to migrate from PostgreSQL to Percona?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a PostgreSQL to Percona converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Migrate PostgreSQL to Percona, Easy and Fast.
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- Create Percona tables with auto mapping data types. Create Percona indexes.
Migrate from PostgreSQL to Percona
Login to PostgreSQL -> Login to Percona -> Select tables to migrate -> Migrate from PostgreSQL to Percona
Choose source PostgreSQL database and logon.
Choose target Percona database and logon.
Click “Wizard – Import All Tables” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Open source PostgreSQL.
2. Set “Import Type”.
3. Select Percona tables to migrate.
4. Migrate from PostgreSQL to Percona.
Create Percona tables. Copy PostgreSQL data to Percona. Create Percona indexes.
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PostgreSQL → Percona reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in PostgreSQL | in Percona |
|---|---|---|
| Int | integer | INT |
| Bigint | bigint | BIGINT |
| Decimal | numeric(p,s) | DECIMAL(p,s) |
| Float | double precision | DOUBLE |
| Text | varchar(n) | VARCHAR(n) |
| Long text | text | LONGTEXT |
| Date | date | DATE |
| Datetime | timestamp | DATETIME |
| Binary | bytea | LONGBLOB |
| Boolean | boolean | TINYINT(1) |
| JSON | jsonb | JSON |
Dialect differences
Both PostgreSQL and Percona are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in PostgreSQL | in Percona |
|---|---|---|
| port | 5432 | 3306 |
| identifiers | "double quotes" | `backtick` |
| dates | timestamp, timestamptz, date, time | DATETIME, TIMESTAMP, DATE, TIME |
| long text | TEXT | TINYTEXT / TEXT / MEDIUMTEXT / LONGTEXT |
| binary | BYTEA | BLOB / TINYBLOB / LONGBLOB |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| PostgreSQL | pg_dump or COPY ... TO |
| Percona | mysqldump |
| Percona (load) | mysqlimport, or LOAD DATA INFILE |
| PostgreSQL (load) | COPY ... FROM |
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