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Copy Redshift table data to MySQL

Want to transfer data from Redshift table to MySQL ?

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

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Transfer data from Redshift table To MySQL table

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

Choose source Redshift database and logon.

Choose target MySQL database and logon.

Click “Convert From Table” at task dialog.

then show the wizard.

1. Open a source Redshift table.

2. Select a destination MySQL table and config fields.

3. Preview data.

4. Import Redshift data to MySQL.


More about Redshift to MySQL converter

See also:

Redshift → MySQL reference

Type mapping

Value kindin Redshiftin MySQL
IntintegerINT
BigintbigintBIGINT
Decimalnumeric(p,s)DECIMAL(p,s)
Floatdouble precisionDOUBLE
Textvarchar(n)VARCHAR(n)
Long textvarchar(max)LONGTEXT
DatedateDATE
DatetimetimestampDATETIME
Binary(none)LONGBLOB
BooleanbooleanTINYINT(1)
JSONsuperJSON

Dialect differences

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

Propertyin Redshiftin MySQL
port54393306
identifiers"double quotes"`backtick`
datestimestamp, dateDATETIME, TIMESTAMP, DATE, TIME
long textVARCHAR(MAX)TINYTEXT / TEXT / MEDIUMTEXT / LONGTEXT
binary—BLOB / TINYBLOB / LONGBLOB

Command line

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

No counterpart

  • MySQL has no equivalent for Binary - it has to be flattened or dropped.

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