Question

I have a MySQL database with over 40,000 records I want to import into a new PostgreSQL database; I want to be able to map the values from the old table and column names into new table and column names… how do I do this?

For instance, I want to take this:

Table name: Horribly_Named_Table
=> Horribly_Named_Column: value1

(MySQL)

… and translate it to this:

Table name: better_named_table
=> better_named_column: value1

(PostgreSQL)

I’ve never done a move like this before, so any help is appreciated!

Answer 1

I recommend using a simple transformation within Pentaho Data Integration: setup is very simple and there is a wizard for loading database base data from one database to another:

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Migrate from Oracle to MySQL