How to attach a database in MySQL?

1 year ago
Sophia Anderson
1 minute

In MySQL, you can attach a database using the following steps:

  1. Open the MySQL command line client or a graphical interface tool (such as phpMyAdmin).
  2. Log in to the database as the root user or a user with sufficient privileges.
  3. Database with the name “database_name” will be created.
  4. the name of the database
  5. Switch to database_name.
  6. Please specify the location of your database file in the SOURCE command.
  7. The location of your database file is /path/to/your/database/file.sql
  8. The database file will be executed and the data will be imported into the newly created database.

Please note:

  1. Before adding the additional database, make sure that the database file path is correct and has read permission.
  2. If the database file is large, the attachment process may take some time, so please be patient.
  3. Before attaching the database, make sure that the database file to be attached is correct to avoid importing incorrect data.
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