Question

I have a 3 huge 5GB .sql files which I need to upload to my server so I can process it. Its too large to run on my computer so I can’t process the information offline.

So the question, How can I upload a huge 5GB sql file to MySql server without using PHP because its upload limit is 2MB.

The MySql is hosted on a remote server miles away so I can’t just plug it in but I have turned remote access on which should be of some help.

All ideas welcome.
Thank-you for your time
Paul

Answer 1

You cannot use PHP to import such huge files. You need to use command prompt to do so. If you have access to the server then it’s quite easy to do so. You can login to the server through SecureCRT(paid) or putty(free).

Use this command to import the sql database to the server – Using IP Address

$ mysql -u username -p -h 202.54.1.10 databasename < data.sql 

OR – Using hostname

$ mysql -u username -p -h mysql.hosting.com database-name < data.sql

If you wanna try it out locally first to get used to the command prompt. You can use this.

$ mysql -u username -p -h localhost data-base-name < data.sql