Want to migrate from MySQL to DB2 ?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a MySQL to DB2 converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Migrate MySQL to DB2, Easy and Fast.
- Step by Step, just a few mouse clicks.
- Create DB2 tables with auto mapping data types. Create DB2 indexes.
Migrate from MySQL to DB2
Login to MySQL -> Login to DB2 -> Select tables to migrate -> Migrate from MySQL to DB2
Choose source MySQL database and logon.
Choose target DB2 database and logon.
Click “Wizard – Import All Tables” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Open source MySQL.
2. Set “Import Type”.
3. Select DB2 tables to migrate.
4. Migrate from MySQL to DB2.
Create DB2 tables. Copy MySQL data to DB2. Create DB2 indexes.
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See also:
MySQL → DB2 reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in MySQL | in DB2 |
|---|---|---|
| Int | INT | INTEGER |
| Long text | LONGTEXT | CLOB |
| Datetime | DATETIME | TIMESTAMP |
| Binary | LONGBLOB | BLOB |
| Boolean | TINYINT(1) | SMALLINT |
| JSON | JSON | CLOB |
Dialect differences
Both MySQL and DB2 are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in MySQL | in DB2 |
|---|---|---|
| port | 3306 | 50000 |
| identifiers | `backtick` | "double quotes" |
| row limit | LIMIT n | FETCH FIRST n ROWS |
| dates | DATETIME, TIMESTAMP, DATE, TIME | DATE, TIME, TIMESTAMP |
| long text | TINYTEXT / TEXT / MEDIUMTEXT / LONGTEXT | CLOB |
| binary | BLOB / TINYBLOB / LONGBLOB | BLOB |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| MySQL | mysqldump, or mysql -e "SELECT ..." > out.csv |
| DB2 | EXPORT TO out.csv OF DEL |
| DB2 (load) | db2 IMPORT FROM file OF DEL |
| MySQL (load) | mysqlimport, or LOAD DATA INFILE |
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