Question

I would like to export the results of a SELECT query as valid SQL INSERTS and import it into another database (some records were accidentally deleted). Normally I would use PHPMyAdmin’s Export feature, but PHPMyAdmin is not available on one of the servers. I believe I can use a VIEW and mysqldump but I’m not sure where to start — I can’t find documentation stating how to dump just my view.

Answer 1

Well, if you’re importing into one table 1:1, you can export it to a CSV file and then import the results.

SELECT * FROM your_table
INTO OUTFILE '/tmp/table.csv'
FIELDS TERMINATED BY ','
ENCLOSED BY '"'
LINES TERMINATED BY '\n'

Then you can import it manually by doing

load data local infile 'table.csv' into table your_new_table fields terminated by ','
enclosed by '"'
lines terminated by '\n'
(your, field, names)