Import MySQL dumpfile, SQL datafile into my databaseby Vivek Gite on August 23, 2006 Q. How can I import a MySQL dumpfile into my database? My old hosting provider gave me data.sql file. I do have access via ssh to server. I'm using CentOS Linux 5 server. A. You can easily restore or import MySQL data with mysql command itself. First you need to login to your system using ssh or putty (from Windows based system). For example: Type the following command at the shell prompt:
Now type following command to import sql data file: If you have dedicated database server, replace localhost name with actual server name or IP address: If you do not know the database name or database name is included in sql dump you can try out something as follows: |