By vlladoffwork
Hi. There is a local mysql database on a cloud server with a size of 52GB+ How do I export it to DigitalOcean Managed Databases?
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Hi there @vlladoffwork,
I would usually use one of the tools listed on the MySQL website for exporting databases. I would usually default to the mysqldump tool here:
https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/mysqldump.html
Example usage:
- mysqldump -h your_host -u your_user -p your_db_name > db-name.sql
However, for some extra performance I might sometimes use mysqlpump instead:
https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/mysqlpump.html
The syntax is quite similar:
- mysqlpump -h your_host -u your_user -p your_db_name > db-name.sql
Once you have the databased exported into a .sql file, you can import it with the mysql command into your Managed MySQL cluster.
Syntax:
- mysql -h your_host -u your_user -p your_db_name < db-name.sql
Hope that this helps! Regards, Bobby
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