Want to bulk import SQL files into MariaDB tables at one time?
Try Withdata software FileToDB, a SQL to MariaDB converter for MariaDB for Windows, MacOS, and Linux, Easy and Fast, Even other type database SQL.
- Can run in GUI mode, Step by Step, just a few mouse clicks.
- Can run in Command line, for Scheduled Tasks and Streams.
- Import SQL to MariaDB locally and privately, avoid uploading SQL file(s) to online services.
- Support Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Bulk import SQL files into MariaDB tables
Login to MariaDB -> Choose SQL files -> Set MariaDB tables -> Import SQL files to MariaDB tables
Choose MariaDB and logon.
Click “Wizard – N Files To N Tables” at task dialog.
Select the “SQL” file type.
then show the wizard.
1. Select a folder that constains SQL files.
2. Config first SQL file importing options.
3. Set “Import Type”.
4. Map MariaDB tables to SQL files.
5. Summary. Set “Convert Rows” and “Skip Rows” if need.
6. Import SQL files to MariaDB tables, 1 file to 1 table, one by one.
View imported data in MariaDB table
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See also:
- Import data from SQL file to MariaDB
- Batch import data from multiple SQL files to a single MariaDB table
SQL → MariaDB reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in SQL | in MariaDB |
|---|---|---|
| Float | DOUBLE PRECISION | DOUBLE |
| Long text | TEXT / CLOB | LONGTEXT |
| Datetime | TIMESTAMP | DATETIME |
| Binary | BLOB / BYTEA | LONGBLOB |
| Boolean | BOOLEAN / SMALLINT | TINYINT(1) |
| JSON | JSON / TEXT | JSON |
Dialect differences
SQL is a file format and MariaDB is a database server, so the target has to be told the types the file never carried - the rows below are where the two sides diverge.
| Property | in SQL | in MariaDB |
|---|---|---|
| port | — | 3306 |
| identifiers | Two competing conventions: single-quoted literals and diale... | `backtick` |
| row limit | — | LIMIT n |
| dates | Depends on the dialect: DATE literals, TO_DATE(), or plain ... | DATETIME, TIMESTAMP, DATE, TIME |
| long text | — | TINYTEXT / TEXT / MEDIUMTEXT / LONGTEXT |
| binary | Dialect-specific: X-quoted literal, 0x hex, or decode() | BLOB / TINYBLOB / LONGBLOB |
| separator | Statement terminators (;) | — |
| encoding | No declaration | — |
| typing | Types belong to the target database, and they differ betwee... | — |
| shape | Statements; a dump usually means CREATE TABLE plus INSERT rows | Tables of rows and columns |
| ceiling | No formal limit, but a single INSERT statement has to fit i... | — |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| MariaDB | mariadb-dump |
| MariaDB (load) | mariadb-import, or LOAD DATA INFILE |
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