Want to migrate from Access to MySQL ?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a Access to MySQL converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Migrate Access to MySQL, Easy and Fast.
- Step by Step, just a few mouse clicks.
- Create MySQL tables with auto mapping data types. Create MySQL indexes.
- Can work without Microsoft Access installed.
Migrate from Access to MySQL
Login to Access -> Login to MySQL -> Select tables to migrate -> Migrate from Access to MySQL
Choose source Access database and logon.
Choose target MySQL database and logon.
Click “Wizard – Import All Tables” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Open source Access.
2. Set “Import Type”.
3. Select MySQL tables to migrate.
4. Migrate from Access to MySQL.
Create MySQL tables. Copy Access data to MySQL. Create MySQL indexes.
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See also:
Access → MySQL reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in Access | in MySQL |
|---|---|---|
| Int | Long Integer | INT |
| Bigint | Long Integer | BIGINT |
| Decimal | Decimal | DECIMAL(p,s) |
| Float | Double | DOUBLE |
| Text | Text(n) | VARCHAR(n) |
| Long text | Long Text | LONGTEXT |
| Date | Date/Time | DATE |
| Datetime | Date/Time | DATETIME |
| Binary | OLE Object | LONGBLOB |
| Boolean | Yes/No | TINYINT(1) |
| JSON | Long Text | JSON |
Dialect differences
Both Access and MySQL are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in Access | in MySQL |
|---|---|---|
| port | (file-based) | 3306 |
| identifiers | [square brackets] | `backtick` |
| row limit | SELECT TOP n | LIMIT n |
| dates | Date/Time | DATETIME, TIMESTAMP, DATE, TIME |
| long text | MEMO | TINYTEXT / TEXT / MEDIUMTEXT / LONGTEXT |
| binary | OLE Object | BLOB / TINYBLOB / LONGBLOB |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| MySQL | mysqldump, or mysql -e "SELECT ..." > out.csv |
| MySQL (load) | mysqlimport, or LOAD DATA INFILE |
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