Robert, the import of the dump will not remove your other tables unless there is a naming conflict, then the table will be overwritten. As far as the prefix goes you can edit the dump file, find the create table statement for each table and add the prefix. If you have lots of tables or a huge dump file it might make sense to use a more automated approach, perl or python scripts will work on most platforms. The prefix will also make sure you have no naming conflicts I guess
Olaf -----Original Message----- From: news on behalf of Robert D. Crawford Sent: Wed 1/28/2009 11:39 AM To: mysql@lists.mysql.com Subject: questions about merging Hello all, I hope I get the terminology right. I am not sure merge is what I want, so let me describe what I need. I have a sql dump from a db that is a mediawiki. I cannot upgrade the software on the old server and need to move it to a new server. I have only one db available to me on the new server that currently holds a wordpress blog. As I understand it this should be no problem as long as the table names do not conflict, right? I know the command for restoring the db from the mysql command prompt. First, I want to make sure that doing mysql -p <dbname> < dump.sql is not going to hose the current db. Next I want to find out if there is an easy way to change the table names. I need the tables prefixed with the wiki name. Can anyone help me to figure out the easiest and safest way to accomplish this? If any more information is needed I can get it for you, I'm sure. Thanks in advance for any help or pointers to relevant documentation, rdc -- Robert D. Crawford rd...@comcast.net -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql?unsub=ste...@ccri.net ----------------------------------------- Confidentiality Notice: The following mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. The recipient is responsible to maintain the confidentiality of this information and to use the information only for authorized purposes. If you are not the intended recipient (or authorized to receive information for the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any review, use, disclosure, distribution, copying, printing, or action taken in reliance on the contents of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. Thank you.
