On 29 Oct 2011, at 22:59, luci spam wrote: > I have 2 servers (1 for development, 1 for service) > > I keep ADD/DELETE columns and CREATE/DELETE Indexes on my development > server, so these 2 server have similar but different mysql data structures. > > I know there's an option to expert structures only. (like –no-data) > > Is there a way (except 3rd party software like mysqldiff.org) to import > structure only to an existing data?
> Alternativley, is there a way to import only data ignoring non-existing > tables and colums? (I thought this may do the trick if I back-up data -> > import structure -> restore the data.) You can use SELECT...INTO DUMPFILE and LOAD DATA INFILE... to achieve what I believe you're asking here, save the eventual misunderstanding. ;-) Cheers -- Luis Motta Campos is a DBA, Foodie, and Photographer -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql?unsub=arch...@jab.org