Want to migrate from MySQL to PostgreSQL ?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a MySQL to PostgreSQL converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Migrate MySQL to PostgreSQL, Easy and Fast.
- Step by Step, just a few mouse clicks.
- Create PostgreSQL tables with auto mapping data types. Create PostgreSQL indexes.
Migrate from MySQL to PostgreSQL
Login to MySQL -> Login to PostgreSQL -> Select tables to migrate -> Migrate from MySQL to PostgreSQL
Choose source MySQL database and logon.
Choose target PostgreSQL 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 PostgreSQL tables to migrate.
4. Migrate from MySQL to PostgreSQL.
Create PostgreSQL tables. Copy MySQL data to PostgreSQL. Create PostgreSQL indexes.
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MySQL → PostgreSQL reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in MySQL | in PostgreSQL |
|---|---|---|
| Int | INT | integer |
| Bigint | BIGINT | bigint |
| Decimal | DECIMAL(p,s) | numeric(p,s) |
| Float | DOUBLE | double precision |
| Text | VARCHAR(n) | varchar(n) |
| Long text | LONGTEXT | text |
| Date | DATE | date |
| Datetime | DATETIME | timestamp |
| Binary | LONGBLOB | bytea |
| Boolean | TINYINT(1) | boolean |
| JSON | JSON | jsonb |
Dialect differences
Both MySQL and PostgreSQL are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in MySQL | in PostgreSQL |
|---|---|---|
| port | 3306 | 5432 |
| identifiers | `backtick` | "double quotes" |
| dates | DATETIME, TIMESTAMP, DATE, TIME | timestamp, timestamptz, date, time |
| long text | TINYTEXT / TEXT / MEDIUMTEXT / LONGTEXT | TEXT |
| binary | BLOB / TINYBLOB / LONGBLOB | BYTEA |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| MySQL | mysqldump, or mysql -e "SELECT ..." > out.csv |
| PostgreSQL | pg_dump or COPY ... TO |
| PostgreSQL (load) | COPY ... FROM |
| MySQL (load) | mysqlimport, or LOAD DATA INFILE |
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