Doug,
Saturday, May 18, 2002, 6:45:20 AM, you wrote:
DC> Please forgive this easy question from a newbie:
DC> I was given a MySQL database file from a client with a .sql extension. I
DC> already have several databases setup and running under MySQL on our server.
DC> But how would I copy this new database over? Do I need to load it or can I
DC> copy it as is into a directory.
If it's a dump file you should create database with mysqladmin or
using CREATE DATABASE statement:
http://www.mysql.com/doc/m/y/mysqladmin.html
http://www.mysql.com/doc/C/R/CREATE_DATABASE.html
and then you should load data into your database from the file
mysql database_name < file_name.sql
DC> Please advise.
DC> Thanks in advance!
DC> Doug Coning
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