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mysqldumping a backup into pythonanywhere mysqld server?

Hi

I got my mysqldump done on my old server. Now I want to import it to the mysqld server but even though I import it like this it will not work

mysqldump --user username --password=mypass -hmysql.server --databases 'user$database' < MyOldBackup.sql

Is there anohter way to import files? I tried this too: mysql -u user -pPass user$db < myOldBackup.sql But no luck in the console, got this as an error> ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (2)

If anyone knows how to import a backup into mysqld let me know :) Cheers

You're almost there with that last command -- you need to do

mysql -h mysql.server -u username -p password user$db < myOldBackup.sql

does not work. I only get this printout when I try it with my dumped file:

mysql Ver 14.14 Distrib 5.5.31, for debian-linux-gnu (x86_64) using readline 6.2 Copyright (c) 2000, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.

Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

Usage: mysql [OPTIONS] [database] -?, --help Display this help and exit. -I, --help Synonym for -? --auto-rehash Enable automatic rehashing. One doesn't need to use 'rehash' to get table and field completion, but startup and reconnecting may take a longer time. Disable with --disable-auto-rehash. (Defaults to on; use --skip-auto-rehash to disable.) -A, --no-auto-rehash No automatic rehashing. One has to use 'rehash' to get table and field completion. This gives a quicker start of mysql and disables rehashing on reconnect. --auto-vertical-output Automatically switch to vertical output mode if the result is wider than the terminal width. -B, --batch Don't use history file. Disable interactive behavior. (Enables --silent.) --character-sets-dir=name Directory for character set files. --column-type-info Display column type information. -c, --comments Preserve comments. Send comments to the server. The default is --skip-comments (discard comments), enable with --comments. -C, --compress Use compression in server/client protocol. -#, --debug[=#] This is a non-debug version. Catch this and exit. --debug-check Check memory and open file usage at exit. -T, --debug-info Print some debug info at exit. -D, --database=name Database to use. --default-character-set=name Set the default character set. --delimiter=name Delimiter to be used. --enable-cleartext-plugin Enable/disable the clear text authentication plugin. -e, --execute=name Execute command and quit. (Disables --force and history file.) -E, --vertical Print the output of a query (rows) vertically. -f, --force Continue even if we get an SQL error. -G, --named-commands Enable named commands. Named commands mean this program's internal commands; see mysql> help . When enabled, the named commands can be used from any line of the query, otherwise only from the first line, before an enter. Disable with --disable-named-commands. This option is disabled by default. -i, --ignore-spaces Ignore space after function names. --init-command=name SQL Command to execute when connecting to MySQL server. Will automatically be re-executed when reconnecting. --local-infile Enable/disable LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE. -b, --no-beep Turn off beep on error. -h, --host=name Connect to host. -H, --html Produce HTML output. -X, --xml Produce XML output. --line-numbers Write line numbers for errors. (Defaults to on; use --skip-line-numbers to disable.) -L, --skip-line-numbers Don't write line number for errors. -n, --unbuffered Flush buffer after each query. --column-names Write column names in results. (Defaults to on; use --skip-column-names to disable.) -N, --skip-column-names Don't write column names in results. --sigint-ignore Ignore SIGINT (CTRL-C). -o, --one-database Ignore statements except those that occur while the default database is the one named at the command line. --pager[=name] Pager to use to display results. If you don't supply an option, the default pager is taken from your ENV variable PAGER. Valid pagers are less, more, cat [> filename], etc. See interactive help (\h) also. This option does not work in batch mode. Disable with --disable-pager. This option is disabled by default. -p, --password[=name] Password to use when connecting to server. If password is not given it's asked from the tty. -P, --port=# Port number to use for connection or 0 for default to, in order of preference, my.cnf, $MYSQL_TCP_PORT, /etc/services, built-in default (3306). --prompt=name Set the mysql prompt to this value. --protocol=name The protocol to use for connection (tcp, socket, pipe, memory). -q, --quick Don't cache result, print it row by row. This may slow down the server if the output is suspended. Doesn't use history file. -r, --raw Write fields without conversion. Used with --batch. --reconnect Reconnect if the connection is lost. Disable with --disable-reconnect. This option is enabled by default. (Defaults to on; use --skip-reconnect to disable.) -s, --silent Be more silent. Print results with a tab as separator, each row on new line. -S, --socket=name The socket file to use for connection. --ssl Enable SSL for connection (automatically enabled with other flags). --ssl-ca=name CA file in PEM format (check OpenSSL docs, implies --ssl). --ssl-capath=name CA directory (check OpenSSL docs, implies --ssl). --ssl-cert=name X509 cert in PEM format (implies --ssl). --ssl-cipher=name SSL cipher to use (implies --ssl). --ssl-key=name X509 key in PEM format (implies --ssl). --ssl-verify-server-cert Verify server's "Common Name" in its cert against hostname used when connecting. This option is disabled by default. -t, --table Output in table format. --tee=name Append everything into outfile. See interactive help (\h) also. Does not work in batch mode. Disable with --disable-tee. This option is disabled by default. -u, --user=name User for login if not current user. -U, --safe-updates Only allow UPDATE and DELETE that uses keys. -U, --i-am-a-dummy Synonym for option --safe-updates, -U. -v, --verbose Write more. (-v -v -v gives the table output format). -V, --version Output version information and exit. -w, --wait Wait and retry if connection is down. --connect-timeout=# Number of seconds before connection timeout. --max-allowed-packet=# The maximum packet length to send to or receive from server. --net-buffer-length=# The buffer size for TCP/IP and socket communication. --select-limit=# Automatic limit for SELECT when using --safe-updates. --max-join-size=# Automatic limit for rows in a join when using --safe-updates. --secure-auth Refuse client connecting to server if it uses old (pre-4.1.1) protocol. --server-arg=name Send embedded server this as a parameter. --show-warnings Show warnings after every statement. --plugin-dir=name Directory for client-side plugins. --default-auth=name Default authentication client-side plugin to use.

Default options are read from the following files in the given order: /etc/my.cnf /etc/mysql/my.cnf /usr/etc/my.cnf ~/.my.cnf The following groups are read: mysql client The following options may be given as the first argument: --print-defaults Print the program argument list and exit. --no-defaults Don't read default options from any option file. --defaults-file=# Only read default options from the given file #. --defaults-extra-file=# Read this file after the global files are read.

Variables (--variable-name=value) and boolean options {FALSE|TRUE} Value (after reading options)


auto-rehash TRUE auto-vertical-output FALSE character-sets-dir (No default value) column-type-info FALSE comments FALSE compress FALSE debug-check FALSE debug-info FALSE database (No default value) default-character-set auto delimiter ; enable-cleartext-plugin FALSE vertical FALSE force FALSE named-commands FALSE ignore-spaces FALSE init-command (No default value) local-infile FALSE no-beep FALSE host mysql.server html FALSE xml FALSE line-numbers TRUE unbuffered FALSE column-names TRUE sigint-ignore FALSE port 0 prompt mysql> quick FALSE raw FALSE reconnect FALSE socket (No default value) ssl FALSE ssl-ca (No default value) ssl-capath (No default value) ssl-cert (No default value) ssl-cipher (No default value) ssl-key (No default value) ssl-verify-server-cert FALSE table FALSE user dominochinese safe-updates FALSE i-am-a-dummy FALSE connect-timeout 0 max-allowed-packet 16777216 net-buffer-length 16384 select-limit 1000 max-join-size 1000000 secure-auth FALSE show-warnings FALSE plugin-dir (No default value) default-auth (No default value) 03:05 ~ $ mysql

got it working by just omitting the password like this

mysql -h mysql.server -u username -p user$db < myOldBackup.sql

That's great, thanks for sharing back on the forums!

Not sure if I'm doing something dumb (have checked for typos like 10 times) but I'm getting an access denied error when trying to restore from a .sql dumpfile.

I've tried the examples in this thread as well as others from SO, the most recent being: mysql -h mysql.server -u studentrentit -p studentrentit$dev < mybackup.sql

I've created the database named studentrentit$dev and can see it on the databases tab. After I type in the password I get the Access Denied error. I've tried putting the password with the command and get the same result. Is there something I'm missing? Any ideas? Thanks

Something I found interesting is that it says "Access denied for user 'studentrentit'@'%' ..." Not sure why there are extra symbols at the end and/or if that is a clue.

It's because you haven't quoted the database name. The $ in the database name gets noticed by Bash and it does variable substitution. Put the database name in quotes, like this:

mysql -h mysql.server -u studentrentit -p 'studentrentit$dev' < mybackup.sql

[edited by admin: fixed double quotes, which should have been single]

I get the same message with double quotes, as well as single quotes suggested by the linked post below (which worked for creating the dump file)

https://www.pythonanywhere.com/forums/topic/119/

Not sure how I managed to do this but the data inside the dump file was not what it should have been. I recreated the dump file and it restored just fine

Glad it's working now! You're right about the quotes, they should be single, not double. I've fixed Glenn's post above to avoid confusing other people who come across this thread.

Hi, is CREATE DATABASE disabled for users? I'm trying to migrate my MySQL database, and for some reason when I check my copied .sql file on my mac it has all of the original tables, but when I do either mysqldump 0r SOURCE via the bachconsole on Pythonanywhere, only 17 of the 25 tables get copied, and I have no idea why that is-- some of them are Django tables, like django_migrations, django_sessions, and some are my original models.

So I wanted to try give my Pythonanywhere databse the exact same name as my original database, but I always get access denied. Yes, I used username$dbname, yes, I tried to use both single and double quotes. I can DROP DATABASE, but no matter what I do I can't CREATE DATABASE from the console. I'm thinking I don't have that permission and this will never work? Maybe the only way I can create a database on Pythonanywhere is through the Databases tab? Never on command line?

I've deployed w/ MySQL and Pythonanywhere before, I don't know why this project is giving me such trouble. The only other thing I can think of is that this is a free account at the moment? I'm trying to deploy so the client can look at it, I don't want to start paying until it's ready to be used.

Yes, that's correct, the only way to create a database is to go via our UI. Are you trying to restore from a .sql file with CREATE DATABASEs in? Maybe you can remove them manually and create the dbs via the UI instead?

I made a help page about backing up and restoring mysql databases using mysqldump -- let me know if it helps (or any suggestions for improvement)