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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.
- Import XML to MySQL locally and privately, avoid uploading XML file(s) to online services.
- Support Windows, Linux, and macOS.
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Import data from XML file to MySQL in 4 steps
Choose XML file -> Set MySQL table -> Preview -> Import
Choose MySQL and logon.
Click “Wizard – 1 File To 1 Table” at task dialog.
Select the “XML” file type.
then show the wizard.
Step #1. Open an XML file.
Step #2. Select a table and config fields.
Step #3. Preview data.
Step #4. Import.
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XML → MySQL reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in XML | in MySQL |
|---|---|---|
| Int | <int>1234</int> | INT |
| Bigint | <bigint>9007199254740993</bigint> | BIGINT |
| Decimal | <decimal>1234.56</decimal> | DECIMAL(p,s) |
| Float | <float>1.234e10</float> | DOUBLE |
| Text | <char>text</char> | VARCHAR(n) |
| Long text | <text>multi-line text</text> (entities for & <) | LONGTEXT |
| Date | <date>2026-09-18</date> (xs:date with an XSD) | DATE |
| Datetime | <datetime>2026-09-18T14:30:00Z</datetime> (xs:dateTime) | DATETIME |
| Binary | <blob>base64...</blob> (xs:base64Binary) | LONGBLOB |
| Boolean | <bool>true</bool> | TINYINT(1) |
| JSON | escaped inside an element, or its own sub-tree | JSON |
Dialect differences
XML is a file format and MySQL is a database server, so the target has to be told the types the file never carried - the rows below are where the two sides diverge.
| Property | in XML | in MySQL |
|---|---|---|
| port | — | 3306 |
| identifiers | Attribute values in quotes; entities (& < >) for ... | `backtick` |
| row limit | — | LIMIT n |
| dates | Text (xs:date / xs:dateTime when an XSD is in play) | DATETIME, TIMESTAMP, DATE, TIME |
| long text | — | TINYTEXT / TEXT / MEDIUMTEXT / LONGTEXT |
| binary | base64Binary / hexBinary inside text | BLOB / TINYBLOB / LONGBLOB |
| separator | Tags, not delimiters | — |
| encoding | Declared in the XML declaration | — |
| typing | None in the markup itself | — |
| shape | Arbitrary tree | Tables of rows and columns |
| ceiling | Whole document is usually parsed into memory | — |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| MySQL | mysqldump, or mysql -e "SELECT ..." > out.csv |
| MySQL (load) | mysqlimport, or LOAD DATA INFILE |
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