Want to migrate from SQL Server to MySQL ?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a SQL Server to MySQL converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Migrate SQL Server to MySQL, Easy and Fast.
- Step by Step, just a few mouse clicks.
- Create MySQL tables with auto mapping data types. Create MySQL indexes.
Migrate from SQL Server to MySQL
Login to SQL Server -> Login to MySQL -> Select tables to migrate -> Migrate from SQL Server to MySQL
Choose source SQL Server database and logon.
Choose target MySQL database and logon.
Click “Wizard – Import All Tables” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Open source SQL Server.
2. Set “Import Type”.
3. Select MySQL tables to migrate.
4. Migrate from SQL Server to MySQL.
Create MySQL tables. Copy SQL Server data to MySQL. Create MySQL indexes.
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See also:
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Type mapping
| Value kind | in SQL Server | in MySQL |
|---|---|---|
| Int | int | INT |
| Bigint | bigint | BIGINT |
| Decimal | decimal(p,s) | DECIMAL(p,s) |
| Float | float | DOUBLE |
| Text | nvarchar(n) | VARCHAR(n) |
| Long text | nvarchar(max) | LONGTEXT |
| Date | date | DATE |
| Datetime | datetime2 | DATETIME |
| Binary | varbinary(max) | LONGBLOB |
| Boolean | bit | TINYINT(1) |
| JSON | nvarchar(max) | JSON |
Dialect differences
Both SQL Server and MySQL are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in SQL Server | in MySQL |
|---|---|---|
| port | 1433 | 3306 |
| identifiers | [square brackets] | `backtick` |
| row limit | SELECT TOP n | LIMIT n |
| dates | datetime, datetime2, date, time | DATETIME, TIMESTAMP, DATE, TIME |
| long text | nvarchar(max) | TINYTEXT / TEXT / MEDIUMTEXT / LONGTEXT |
| binary | varbinary(max) | BLOB / TINYBLOB / LONGBLOB |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| SQL Server | bcp |
| MySQL | mysqldump, or mysql -e "SELECT ..." > out.csv |
| MySQL (load) | mysqlimport, or LOAD DATA INFILE |
| SQL Server (load) | bcp, or BULK INSERT |
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