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Copy MySQL query results to Redshift table

Want to transfer data from MySQL query results to Redshift table?

Try Withdata DBCopier, a MySQL to Redshift converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Copy MySQL query to Redshift, Easy and Fast.

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Transfer data from MySQL query To Redshift table

Login to MySQL and Redshift -> Enter source MySQL query -> Set target Redshift table -> Copy MySQL query data to Redshift table

Choose source MySQL database and logon.

Choose target Redshift database and logon.

Click “Convert From Query” at task dialog.

then show the wizard.

1. Set a MySQL query.

2. Select a destination Redshift table and config fields.

3. Preview data.

4. Transfer data from MySQL query result to Redshift table.


More about MySQL to Redshift converter

See also:

MySQL → Redshift reference

Type mapping

Value kindin MySQLin Redshift
IntINTinteger
BigintBIGINTbigint
DecimalDECIMAL(p,s)numeric(p,s)
FloatDOUBLEdouble precision
TextVARCHAR(n)varchar(n)
Long textLONGTEXTvarchar(max)
DateDATEdate
DatetimeDATETIMEtimestamp
BinaryLONGBLOB(none)
BooleanTINYINT(1)boolean
JSONJSONsuper

Dialect differences

Both MySQL and Redshift are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.

Propertyin MySQLin Redshift
port33065439
identifiers`backtick`"double quotes"
datesDATETIME, TIMESTAMP, DATE, TIMEtimestamp, date
long textTINYTEXT / TEXT / MEDIUMTEXT / LONGTEXTVARCHAR(MAX)
binaryBLOB / TINYBLOB / LONGBLOB—

Command line

SideCommand
MySQLmysqldump, or mysql -e "SELECT ..." > out.csv
RedshiftUNLOAD to S3
Redshift (load)COPY from S3
MySQL (load)mysqlimport, or LOAD DATA INFILE

No counterpart

  • MySQL values of kind Binary have nowhere to go in Redshift.

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