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Batch export data from MariaDB tables to XML files
Login to MariaDB -> Select MariaDB tables -> Set XML file options -> Export MariaDB tables to XML
Choose MariaDB and logon.
Click “Export All Tables” at task dialog.
Select XML file type.
1. Select MariaDB tables to export.
2. Set XML options.
3. See MariaDB tables to be exported.
4. Set rows options.
5. Export MariaDB data to XML files.
After exporting, you can view output XML files.
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See also:
- Export MariaDB table to XML
- Export MariaDB query results to XML
- Export multiple similar MariaDB tables to one XML file
MariaDB → XML reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in MariaDB | in XML |
|---|---|---|
| Int | INT | <int>1234</int> |
| Bigint | BIGINT | <bigint>9007199254740993</bigint> |
| Decimal | DECIMAL(p,s) | <decimal>1234.56</decimal> |
| Float | DOUBLE | <float>1.234e10</float> |
| Text | VARCHAR(n) | <char>text</char> |
| Long text | LONGTEXT | <text>multi-line text</text> (entities for & <) |
| Date | DATE | <date>2026-09-18</date> (xs:date with an XSD) |
| Datetime | DATETIME | <datetime>2026-09-18T14:30:00Z</datetime> (xs:dateTime) |
| Binary | LONGBLOB | <blob>base64...</blob> (xs:base64Binary) |
| Boolean | TINYINT(1) | <bool>true</bool> |
| JSON | JSON | escaped inside an element, or its own sub-tree |
Dialect differences
MariaDB is a database server and XML is a file format, so the gap is wider than a dialect difference – the rows below are where values and structure stop lining up.
| Property | in MariaDB | in XML |
|---|---|---|
| port | 3306 | — |
| identifiers | `backtick` | Attribute values in quotes; entities (& < >) for ... |
| row limit | LIMIT n | — |
| dates | DATETIME, TIMESTAMP, DATE, TIME | Text (xs:date / xs:dateTime when an XSD is in play) |
| long text | TINYTEXT / TEXT / MEDIUMTEXT / LONGTEXT | — |
| binary | BLOB / TINYBLOB / LONGBLOB | base64Binary / hexBinary inside text |
| separator | — | Tags, not delimiters |
| encoding | — | Declared in the XML declaration |
| typing | — | None in the markup itself |
| shape | Tables of rows and columns | Arbitrary tree |
| ceiling | — | Whole document is usually parsed into memory |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| MariaDB | mariadb-dump |
| MariaDB (load) | mariadb-import, or LOAD DATA INFILE |
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