Want to migrate from DBF to MySQL ?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a DBF to MySQL converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Migrate DBF 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 DBF to MySQL
Login to DBF -> Login to MySQL -> Select tables to migrate -> Migrate from DBF to MySQL
Choose source DBF database and logon.
Choose target MySQL database and logon.
Click “Wizard – Import All Tables” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Open source DBF.
2. Set “Import Type”.
3. Select MySQL tables to migrate.
4. Migrate from DBF to MySQL.
Create MySQL tables. Copy DBF data to MySQL. Create MySQL indexes.
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See also:
DBF → MySQL reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in DBF | in MySQL |
|---|---|---|
| Int | Numeric(10,0) | INT |
| Bigint | Numeric(19,0) | BIGINT |
| Decimal | Numeric(p,s) | DECIMAL(p,s) |
| Float | Float | DOUBLE |
| Text | Character(n) | VARCHAR(n) |
| Long text | Memo | LONGTEXT |
| Date | Date | DATE |
| Datetime | (none) | DATETIME |
| Binary | (none) | LONGBLOB |
| Boolean | Logical | TINYINT(1) |
| JSON | (none) | JSON |
Dialect differences
Both DBF and MySQL are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in DBF | in MySQL |
|---|---|---|
| port | (file-based) | 3306 |
| identifiers | — | `backtick` |
| row limit | (driver dependent) | LIMIT n |
| dates | Date (D) | DATETIME, TIMESTAMP, DATE, TIME |
| long text | Memo (M) | TINYTEXT / TEXT / MEDIUMTEXT / LONGTEXT |
| binary | — | BLOB / TINYBLOB / LONGBLOB |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| MySQL | mysqldump, or mysql -e "SELECT ..." > out.csv |
| MySQL (load) | mysqlimport, or LOAD DATA INFILE |
No counterpart
- MySQL has no equivalent for Date and time – it has to be flattened or dropped.
- MySQL has no equivalent for Binary – it has to be flattened or dropped.
- MySQL has no equivalent for JSON – it has to be flattened or dropped.
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