{"id":16050,"date":"2024-03-15T12:12:16","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T12:12:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-is-the-usage-of-the-mysql-source-command\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T23:46:19","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T23:46:19","slug":"what-is-the-usage-of-the-mysql-source-command","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-is-the-usage-of-the-mysql-source-command\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the usage of the mysql source command?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The source command in MySQL is used to execute SQL script files. Its usage is as follows:<\/p>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code>source path_to_script_file;\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this case, path_to_script_file refers to the pathway of the SQL script file to be executed.<\/p>\n<p>The source command can easily run a script file containing multiple SQL statements without the need to manually input or copy and paste each statement. 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