{"id":5720,"date":"2025-06-11T04:29:50","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T04:29:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.withdata.com\/blog\/?p=5720"},"modified":"2026-07-24T07:41:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T07:41:17","slug":"migrate-access-to-mysql","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withdata.com\/blog\/accesstomysql\/migrate-access-to-mysql.html","title":{"rendered":"Migrate Access to MySQL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Want to migrate from  <a href=\"https:\/\/products.office.com\/access\">Access<\/a>  to  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mysql.com\/\">MySQL<\/a> ?<\/p>\n<p>Try Withdata <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withdata.com\/db-copier\/\">DBCopier<\/a>, a Access to MySQL converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Migrate Access to MySQL, Easy and Fast.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#migrate\">Step by Step<\/a>, just a few mouse clicks.<\/li>\n<li>Create MySQL tables with auto mapping data types. Create MySQL indexes.<\/li>\n<li>Can work without Microsoft Access installed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"#download-top\" onclick=\"dtv.style.display = 'block';\">Download Withdata DBCopier<\/a>  <a href=\"#download-top\" onclick=\"dtv.style.display = 'block';\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withdata.com\/images\/download_3.jpg\" alt=\"Download DBCopier\" width=\"80\" height=\"22\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto;\" \/><\/a> <span id=\"dtv\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/download.php?app=DBCopier&#038;ver=win64\">Windows 64 bit<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/download.php?app=DBCopier&#038;ver=win32\">Windows 32 bit<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/download.php?app=DBCopier&#038;ver=deb\">Linux .deb (For Debian, Ubuntu) 64 bit<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/download.php?app=DBCopier&#038;ver=rpm\">Linux .rpm (For Red Hat, Fedora, SUSE) 64 bit<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/download.php?app=DBCopier&#038;ver=pkg\">MacOS 64 bit<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"migrate\">Migrate from Access to MySQL<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"#source\">Login to Access<\/a> -> <a href=\"#target\">Login to MySQL<\/a> -> <a href=\"#tables\">Select tables to migrate<\/a> -> <a href=\"#do\">Migrate from Access to MySQL<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"source\"> Choose source Access database and logon.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withdata.com\/images\/logon\/choose_access_logon.png\" alt=\"Migrate Access to MySQL - Choose Access and logon\" width=\"430\" height=\"443\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block;\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"target\"> Choose<!-- \/ create--> target MySQL database and logon.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withdata.com\/images\/logon\/choose_mysql_logon.png\" alt=\"Migrate Access to MySQL - Choose MySQL and logon\" width=\"430\" height=\"442\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/p>\n<p> Click &#8220;Wizard &#8211; Import All Tables&#8221; at task dialog.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withdata.com\/images\/dbtodb\/wizard_a_1.png\" ALT=\"migrate from Access to MySQL - Task Window\" width=\"636\" height=\"479\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/p>\n<p>then show the wizard.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"tables\">1. Open source Access.<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withdata.com\/images\/dbcopier\/wizard_batch_source_no-schema.png\" ALT=\"Switch from Access to MySQL - Open source database\" width=\"722\" height=\"572\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/p>\n<h3>2. Set &#8220;Import Type&#8221;.<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withdata.com\/images\/dbcopier\/wizard_migrate_target.png\" ALT=\"Migrate from Access to MySQL - list target tables\" width=\"722\" height=\"572\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/p>\n<h3>3. Select MySQL tables to migrate.<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withdata.com\/images\/dbcopier\/wizard_migrate_map.png\" ALT=\"Switch from Access to MySQL - select tables\" width=\"722\" height=\"572\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"do\">4. Migrate from Access to MySQL. <\/h3>\n<p>Create MySQL tables. Copy Access data to MySQL. Create MySQL indexes.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withdata.com\/images\/dbcopier\/wizard_batch_convert.png\" ALT=\"Switch from Access to MySQL - migrate\" width=\"722\" height=\"572\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"faq\">FAQ<\/h2>\n<div><a href=\"#faq\" onclick=\"a0.style.display = 'block';\">What is Withdata DBCopier?<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"a0\" style=\"display: none;\">Withdata DBCopier is an on-premise data conversion software that helps you to copy data between databases. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withdata.com\/db-copier\/download.html\">Download Withdata DBCopier<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"#faq\" onclick=\"a1.style.display = 'block';\">How long does it take to migrate from Access to MySQL?<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"a1\" style=\"display: none;\">DBCopier works fast. It convert millions of rows within a minute.<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"#faq\" onclick=\"a2.style.display = 'block';\">Is it safe to migrate from Access to MySQL using DBCopier?<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"a2\" style=\"display: none;\">Of course! DBCopier migrate from Access to MySQL locally, absolutely safe.<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"#faq\" onclick=\"a3.style.display = 'block';\">Can I migrate from Access to MySQL on Linux, Mac OS?<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"a3\" style=\"display: none;\">Yes, you can. DBCopier has Linux, Mac OS, and Windows version.<\/div>\n<hr style=\"clear: both;\" \/>\n<p>More about <a href=\"\/tools\/db-to-db\/access-to-mysql\">Access to MySQL converter<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"download-bottom\" style=\"clear: both;\">\n<p>Download Withdata DBCopier<a href=\"#download-bottom\" onclick=\"dbv.style.display = 'block';\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withdata.com\/images\/btn_download_green.png\" alt=\"Download DBCopier\" width=\"165\" height=\"50\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/a> <span id=\"dbv\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/download.php?app=DBCopier&#038;ver=win64\">Windows 64 bit<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/download.php?app=DBCopier&#038;ver=win32\">Windows 32 bit<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/download.php?app=DBCopier&#038;ver=deb\">Linux .deb (For Debian, Ubuntu) 64 bit<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/download.php?app=DBCopier&#038;ver=rpm\">Linux .rpm (For Red Hat, Fedora, SUSE) 64 bit<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/download.php?app=DBCopier&#038;ver=pkg\">MacOS 64 bit<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>See also: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.withdata.com\/blog\/accesstomysql\/sync-access-data-to-mysql.html\">Sync data from Access to MySQL<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Want to migrate from Access to MySQL ? Try Withdata DBCopier, a Access to MySQL converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Migrate Access to MySQL, Easy and Fast. Step by Step, just a few mouse clicks. Create MySQL tables with auto mapping data types. Create MySQL indexes. Can work without Microsoft Access installed. 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