Export MySQL table to SQL

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Export data from MySQL table to SQL file

Connect to MySQL -> Choose MySQL table -> Set SQL file options -> Export MySQL to SQL

export MySQL table to SQL file - Choose MySQL and logon

“Export From Table” for “MySQL to SQL”.

Export data from MySQL Table To SQL File - task window

Select SQL file type.

Export data from MySQL Table To SQL File - select SQL file type

1. Choose MySQL table.

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2. Set SQL file options.

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3. Set rows options.

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4. Export MySQL data to SQL file.

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After exporting, you can view output SQL files.

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MySQL → SQL reference

Type mapping

Value kind	in MySQL	in SQL
Float	`DOUBLE`	`DOUBLE PRECISION`
Long text	`LONGTEXT`	`TEXT / CLOB`
Datetime	`DATETIME`	`TIMESTAMP`
Binary	`LONGBLOB`	`BLOB / BYTEA`
Boolean	`TINYINT(1)`	`BOOLEAN / SMALLINT`
JSON	`JSON`	`JSON / TEXT`

Dialect differences

MySQL is a database server and SQL 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 MySQL	in SQL
port	`3306`	`—`
identifiers	`backtick`	`Two competing conventions: single-quoted literals and diale...`
row limit	`LIMIT n`	`—`
dates	`DATETIME, TIMESTAMP, DATE, TIME`	`Depends on the dialect: DATE literals, TO_DATE(), or plain ...`
long text	`TINYTEXT / TEXT / MEDIUMTEXT / LONGTEXT`	`—`
binary	`BLOB / TINYBLOB / LONGBLOB`	`Dialect-specific: X-quoted literal, 0x hex, or decode()`
separator	`—`	`Statement terminators (;)`
encoding	`—`	`No declaration`
typing	`—`	`Types belong to the target database, and they differ betwee...`
shape	`Tables of rows and columns`	`Statements; a dump usually means CREATE TABLE plus INSERT rows`
ceiling	`—`	`No formal limit, but a single INSERT statement has to fit i...`

Command line

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

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