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