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Asked: 2026-05-27T04:03:31+00:00

Am I doing something wrong? This command will not work. I’m trying to move

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Am I doing something wrong? This command will not work. I’m trying to move from MySQL to PostgreSQL. 

mysql> mysqldump --compatible=postgresql dbname > /tmp/table.sql;

I keep getting an error.

ERROR 1064 (42000): You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near ‘mysqldump –compatible=postgresql dbname < /tmp/table.sql’ at line 1

What am I doing wrong? Is there an easier way to convert the DB? I’ve read a ton of migration articles but this seems to be the eaiser way to get started with conversion.

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  1. Editorial Team

    mysqldump is a program that runs from the os command line NOT the mysql command line. quit mysql and execute it there and it should be fine.

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