Want to migrate from Access to MariaDB?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a Access to MariaDB converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Migrate Access to MariaDB, Easy and Fast.
- Step by Step, just a few mouse clicks.
- Create MariaDB tables with auto mapping data types. Create MariaDB indexes.
- Can work without Microsoft Access installed.
Migrate from Access to MariaDB
Login to Access -> Login to MariaDB -> Select tables to migrate -> Migrate from Access to MariaDB
Choose source Access database and logon.
Choose target MariaDB 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 MariaDB tables to migrate.
4. Migrate from Access to MariaDB.
Create MariaDB tables. Copy Access data to MariaDB. Create MariaDB indexes.
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See also:
Access → MariaDB reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in Access | in MariaDB |
|---|---|---|
| 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 MariaDB are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in Access | in MariaDB |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| MariaDB | mariadb-dump |
| MariaDB (load) | mariadb-import, or LOAD DATA INFILE |
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