MSSQL to MySQL

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MSSQL-to-MySQL is a program to migrate Microsoft SQL databases to MySQL server. Depending on your privileges on the target MySQL server you can export MS SQL data into new database or overwrite the contents of an existing MySQL database.

Features All versions of MS SQL starting from 7.0 are supported All versions of Unix and Windows MySQL are supported Special approach for Virtual Server users Option to merge MS SQL data into an existing MySQL database Option to export MS SQL data into MySQL dump file Option to convert partial data using SELECT-queries Option to convert individual tables Option to synchronize MySQL database with MS SQL data Converts indexes with all necessary attributes Converts foreign keys Converts MS SQL views into MySQL  Command line support Stores conversion settings into profile Support for multibyte character sets Quick Launch Easy-to-use wizard-style interface Full install/uninstall support Unlimited 24/7 support service 1-year subscription for updates Limitations Does not convert stored procedures and triggers Demo version converts only 5 records per table Demo version does not convert queries/views and foreign keys Requirements MS SQL environment (server or client components of MS SQL must be installed on the same machine where you run MSSQL-to-MySQL from) Necessary privileges to write into the destination database

Virtual Server users option

If you are using Virtual Server hosting you probably have no sufficient privileges to create new databases on the target MySQL server. For this case we recommend the following approach:

1. ask your Virtual Server administrator to create blank database for you
2. run MSSQL-to-MySQL and select this database as the conversion target
3. click "Yes" when you will be asked if you'd like to overwrite existing MySQL database

When you complete these steps, the entire contents of the source MS SQL database will be imported into the specified MySQL database.

Quick Lauch

Once you stored conversion settings into profile you can run the program in Quick Launch mode. Just launch Windows Explorer and double-click on the profile description (.m2s) file with left mouse button. This will cause MSSQL-to-MySQL wizard to launch conversion loading the necessary settings from the specified profile. Then you will be taken right to the screen with progress of conversion without entering all conversion settings.

Synchronization

MSSQL-to-MySQL implements synchronization as combination of insert MS SQL records that are missing in MySQL table and update existing MySQL records with MS SQL data. For synchronization purpose source and destination tables must have identical structures and have primary key or unique index defined. Assume both MS SQL and MySQL databases have table "People" defined as below:

    People(
	ID INT NOT NULL, 
	FName VARCHAR(50),
	LName VARCHAR(50), 
	EMail VARCHAR(50), 
        Primary Key (ID)
    );

This table has the following contents in MS SQL database:

In MySQL database:

After migrating MS SQL data to MySQL in "Synchronize" mode MS SQL table is kept untouched and MySQL table is modified as (pay attention to the cell marked red):

1	John	Smith	j.smith@msn.com
2	Andrew	White	a.white@corporation.com
3	Phil	Johnson	p.johnson@gmail.com

MySQL dump file

MSSQL-to-MySQL converter allows users to perform deferred conversion and get more control over the process. Following this way, the program stores the contents of the source database into a local dump file instead of moving it to MySQL server directly. The resulting file contains MySQL statements to create all tables and to fill them with the data. Click here to learn how to import dump file into MySQL database.

Try before you buy

Still not sure the program fits your needs? Try free demo version with limited features. It will allow you to convert only five records for each database table, it does NOT convert queries/views and foreign keys. Test the quality of the demo and come back to place an order if satisfied with the results.

Ordering

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MSSQL-to-MySQL order single product		$49		ORDER NOW
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MySQL Migration Toolkit software pack to convert any data source to MySQL and vice versa		$99		ORDER NOW