Bulk import data from HTML files to MySQL tables at one time

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Bulk import HTML files into MySQL tables

bulk import HTML files into MySQL tables - Choose MySQL and logon

Click “Wizard – N Files To N Tables” at task dialog.

bulk import HTML files into MySQL tables - task window

Select the “HTML” file type.

bulk load HTML files into MySQL tables - select file type

then show the wizard.

1. Select a folder that constains HTML files.

bulk import HTML files into MySQL tables - select a folder

2. Config first HTML file importing options.

bulk import HTML files into MySQL tables - config first file

3. Set “Import Type”.

bulk import HTML files into MySQL tables - set tables

4. Map MySQL tables to HTML files.

bulk import HTML files into MySQL tables - map

5. Summary. Set “Convert Rows” and “Skip Rows” if need.

bulk import HTML files into MySQL tables - preview

6. Import HTML files to MySQL tables, 1 file to 1 table, one by one.

bulk import HTML files into MySQL tables - import data

View imported data in MySQL table

bulk import HTML files into MySQL tables - view data

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HTML → MySQL reference

Type mapping

Value kind	in HTML	in MySQL
Int	`<td>1234</td>`	`INT`
Bigint	`<td>9007199254740993</td>`	`BIGINT`
Decimal	`<td>1234.56</td>`	`DECIMAL(p,s)`
Float	`<td>1.234e+10</td>`	`DOUBLE`
Text	`<td>text</td>`	`VARCHAR(n)`
Long text	`<td>multi-line text</td> (entities for & <)`	`LONGTEXT`
Date	`<td>2026-09-18</td>`	`DATE`
Datetime	`<td>2026-09-18 14:30:00</td>`	`DATETIME`
Binary	`not representable in a cell`	`LONGBLOB`
Boolean	`<td>true</td>`	`TINYINT(1)`
JSON	`<td>{"a":1}</td> (quotes escaped)`	`JSON`

Dialect differences

HTML is a file format and MySQL 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 HTML	in MySQL
port	`—`	`3306`
identifiers	`Attribute values in quotes; entities for reserved characters`	`backtick`
row limit	`—`	`LIMIT n`
dates	`Whatever text was rendered`	`DATETIME, TIMESTAMP, DATE, TIME`
long text	`—`	`TINYTEXT / TEXT / MEDIUMTEXT / LONGTEXT`
binary	`data: URIs inside src attributes`	`BLOB / TINYBLOB / LONGBLOB`
separator	`Tags, not delimiters`	`—`
encoding	`Declared in a meta charset tag or the HTTP header`	`—`
typing	`None`	`—`
shape	`Free form; tables are row/column structures inside markup`	`Tables of rows and columns`
ceiling	`No formal limit`	`—`

Command line

Side	Command
MySQL	`mysqldump, or mysql -e "SELECT ..." > out.csv`
MySQL (load)	`mysqlimport, or LOAD DATA INFILE`

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