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Migrating data from Firebird to MySQL
This article will show you how to use a simple database migration wizard to quickly migrate data from Firebird to MySQL! Help you solve complex tasks and save a lot of time!
Requirements:
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ESF Database Migration Toolkit
. - Windows 7 or higher.
- Firebird 1.5 or higher.
- MySQL 3.23 or higher.
Introduction:
1. In "Choose a Data Source" dialog, choose "FireBird/InterBase" ;
- Input the username (default: SYSDBA) and password (default is "masterkey").
- Choose the database character-set.
- Click "..." to select the FireBird(*.fdb) or InterBase(*.gdb) file.
- If you want to using your Firebird server, you can specify the server address: <server name>[/server_port]:<db_file>. e.g: localhost/3050:c:\temp\test.fdb. If the server port is 3050, you can just ignore it. e.g: localhost:c:\temp\test.fdb;
2. In "Choose a Destination" dialog, choose "MySQL";
- Input the server name (default: localhost), port (default: 3306), username, password.
- MySQL supporting some different Storage Engines, please click here to get more information about MySQL Storage Engine.
- Choose a character-set, e.g.: UTF-8.
- Press "Refresh" button to list all MySQL databases automation, you can choose an existing database or enter a new database name, this toolkit automatically create the new database during the migration process.
3. In "Select source Tables(s) & View(s)" dialog;
- Select the tables/views which will be migrated.
- Click "..." to set the table options or remap the table structure.
- You can set the data transfer method (Overwrite Table/Empty Data/Append Data/Skip Table) or filter the data before transferring.
- Choose "Field Mapping" option, you can redefine the fields in the destination table, e.g.: field name, data type, default value, comment and also.
4. In "Execution" Dialog;
- Click "Submit" to begin the migration, this toolkit will help you quickly migrate data from Firebird to MySQL without intervention.
- Click "Browse Log" to visit the full migration log.
- Click "Save as job" to save the migration settings to a job file, so you can "Load Job" to quickly reload the migration job in the future or run the migration job via command-prompt. Run "esf-cmd --help" in command-prompt to get the full command parameters.
5. Finished!
The program will complete the migration as quickly as possible and generate a migration report to you. All you have to do is sit and wait. If you have any questions or suggestions, please feel free to contact us.