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How do I Import and Export MySQL Data? Doc ID: 1029-2 Applies to aPriori versions: 2011R2, 2012R1

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____________________________________________________________________ Summary

At times you may be asked by aPriori support to export your database for testing or to import a database that we

send you. This document describes he procedure for exporting and importing aPriori data stored in a MySQL

server.

Exporting the MySQL Data

The easiest way to Export the MySQL data is to use the import/export utility created by aPriori support. To do so

please download the following file by copying the URL and pasting it into your browser’s navigation bar.

Script: transfer.apriori.com/download/p/MySQL_Import_export.cmd

Once the download is complete:

• Copy the script into the bin folder of your MySQL installation directory (Usually C:\Program

Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.1\bin)

• Run the script as a windows administrator

• Follow the onscreen instructions

• The script will output the data from your apriori schema to the bin folder of your MySQL installation

Manually Exporting the MySQL Data

You can also manually export your MySQL data by following the below instructions:

• Navigate to the bin folder inside of your aPriori installation (Usually C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL

Server 5.1\bin) and open a command window

• Enter the following command substituting the appropriate value for the bolded terms

mysqldump --host=hostname --port=portnumber --user=username --password=password

schema_name > outputfile.sql

Sending Data to Support

Once you have successfully exported your data please zip it and upload the compressed file to our transfer site

www.apriori.com/dropbox. Then send an email to support@apriori.com notifying us of the upload. If your part

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is too large to fit on the transfer site please use a file splitting utility to break it into chunks that are smaller than

2GB.

Importing the MySQL Data

The easiest way to Import the MySQL data is to use the import/export utility created by aPriori support. To do

so please download the following file by copying the URL and pasting it into your browser’s navigation bar.

Script: transfer.apriori.com/download/p/MySQL_Import_export.cmd

Once the download is complete:

• Copy the script into the bin folder of your MySQL installation directory (Usually C:\Program

Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.1\bin)

• Run the script as a windows administrator

• Follow the onscreen instructions

• The script will require you to enter the root password for your MySQL installation. If you do not know the

root password for your MySQL installation you can recover it by following the instructions at the following URL: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/resetting-permissions.html

• Once the script has finished running confirm that you are able to connect with the proper version of the

aPriori client

Manually Importing the MySQL Data

You can also manually import your MySQL data by following the below instructions:

• Navigate to the bin folder inside of your aPriori installation (Usually C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL

Server 5.1\bin) and open a command window

• Enter the following set of commands substituting the appropriate value for the bolded terms

Mysql.exe --host=hostname --port=portnumber --user=root_username --password=root_password –e

“DROP DATABASE schema_name”

Mysql.exe --host=hostname --port=portnumber --user=root_username --password=root_password –e

“CREATE DATABASE schema_name”

Mysql.exe --host=hostname --port=portnumber --user=root_username --password=root_password –e

schema_name < path\to\datafile\datafile_name.sql