Re: [PHP] Migration Scheme - from one mysql DB to another mysql DB

[email protected] (Robert Cummings)
Newsgroups php.general
Organization InterJinn
Message-ID <[email protected]>
MEM wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> If possible, I would like to ask and have your help about the methods and
> procedures that should exist to accomplish the following task:
> I need to grab some data from one mySQL database with some specific table
> and field names, to another mySQL database with specific table and field
> names. The destination database tables are empty.
> 
> What is a common procedure to do on those cases? Is there any? Several? What
> are the most common?
> If I need to be more specific in order to benefit from your help, please,
> let me know.

If it's the same server just different databases, then MySQL allows 
queries between databases and you could do it in a single query. 
Something like the following:

INSERT INTO DB1.TABLE1 ( field1, field2, field3 ) SELECT field1, field2, 
field3 FROM DB2.TABLE1;

Cheers,
Rob.
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