Load data from MySQL

This section explains how to connect MySQL with Exasol and then load data.

To view details about data type mappings or to migrate data, see the MySQL to Exasol migration script in our GitHub repository.

Download Driver

Download the JDBC driver for MySQL from the MySQL Connectors page. In the Select Operating System dropdown menu, select Platform Independent.

Add JDBC Driver

To add the JDBC driver, create a configuration file called settings.cfg with the following settings:

DRIVERNAME=MySQL
PREFIX=jdbc:mysql:
FETCHSIZE=100000
INSERTSIZE=-1
NOSECURITY=YES

Follow the procedure described in Add JDBC Driver to upload the settings.cfg configuration and JDBC driver files to Exasol.

Run Statement

Run the following statement to create a connection.

The connection string and authentication details in the example must be replaced with your own values. The MySQL user must have enough privileges to create a connection. 

CREATE OR REPLACE CONNECTION JDBC_MYSQL
    TO 'jdbc:mysql://192.168.99.100:3306/my_database' 
    USER 'user_name'
    IDENTIFIED BY 'my_password';

Run the following statement to test the connection.

select * from 
(
import from JDBC at JDBC_MYSQL
statement 'select ''Connection works'' from dual'
);

Load data

You can use the IMPORT statement to load data using the connection you created above. IMPORT supports loading data from a table or a SQL statement.