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- Can run in GUI mode, Step by Step, just a few mouse clicks.
- Can run in Command line, for Scheduled Tasks and Streams.
- Support Windows, Linux, and macOS.
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Batch copy data from MySQL tables to Redshift tables
Login to MySQL and Redshift -> Select source MySQL tables -> Set target Redshift tables -> Copy MySQL data to Redshift
Choose source MySQL database and logon.
Choose target Redshift database and logon.
Click “Convert All Tables” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Select source MySQL tables.
2. List target Redshift tables.
3. Select Redshift tables to import.
4. Transfer data from MySQL tables to Redshift.
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Download Withdata DBCopier
Windows 64 bit
Windows 32 bit
Linux .deb (For Debian, Ubuntu) 64 bit
Linux .rpm (For Red Hat, Fedora, SUSE) 64 bit
MacOS 64 bit
See also:
- Copy MySQL table data to Redshift
- Copy MySQL query results to Redshift table
- Merge multiple similar MySQL tables to 1 Redshift table
MySQL → Redshift reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in MySQL | in Redshift |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | varchar(max) |
| Date | DATE | date |
| Datetime | DATETIME | timestamp |
| Binary | LONGBLOB | (none) |
| Boolean | TINYINT(1) | boolean |
| JSON | JSON | super |
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.
| Property | in MySQL | in Redshift |
|---|---|---|
| port | 3306 | 5439 |
| identifiers | `backtick` | "double quotes" |
| dates | DATETIME, TIMESTAMP, DATE, TIME | timestamp, date |
| long text | TINYTEXT / TEXT / MEDIUMTEXT / LONGTEXT | VARCHAR(MAX) |
| binary | BLOB / TINYBLOB / LONGBLOB | — |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| MySQL | mysqldump, or mysql -e "SELECT ..." > out.csv |
| Redshift | UNLOAD 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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