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Batch copy Redshift tables to MySQL

Want to batch copy data from Redshift tables to MySQL ?

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

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Batch copy data from Redshift tables to MySQL tables

Login to Redshift and MySQL -> Select source Redshift tables -> Set target MySQL tables -> Copy Redshift data to MySQL

Choose source Redshift database and logon.

Choose target MySQL database and logon.

Click “Convert All Tables” at task dialog.

then show the wizard.

1. Select source Redshift tables.

2. List target MySQL tables.

3. Select MySQL tables to import.

4. Transfer data from Redshift tables 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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