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Migrate from Percona to PostgreSQL
Login to Percona -> Login to PostgreSQL -> Select tables to migrate -> Migrate from Percona to PostgreSQL
Choose source Percona database and logon.

Choose target PostgreSQL database and logon.

Click “Wizard – Import All Tables” at task dialog.

then show the wizard.
1. Open source Percona.

2. Set “Import Type”.

3. Select PostgreSQL tables to migrate.

4. Migrate from Percona to PostgreSQL.
Create PostgreSQL tables. Copy Percona data to PostgreSQL. Create PostgreSQL indexes.

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See also:
Percona → PostgreSQL reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in Percona | 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 Percona and PostgreSQL are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in Percona | 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 |
|---|---|
| Percona | mysqldump |
| PostgreSQL | pg_dump or COPY ... TO |
| PostgreSQL (load) | COPY ... FROM |
| Percona (load) | mysqlimport, or LOAD DATA INFILE |
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