A file with extension .sql is an SQL set of statements. Perhaps it is the CREATE TABLE query to create the table in MySQL.
You can open the .sql file with any trxt editor and examine the query it contains. HTH Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Coning" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "MySQL List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, May 17, 2002 11:45 PM Subject: Newbie: How do I copy over a new database? > Please forgive this easy question from a newbie: > > I was given a MySQL database file from a client with a .sql extension. I > already have several databases setup and running under MySQL on our server. > But how would I copy this new database over? Do I need to load it or can I > copy it as is into a directory. > > Please advise. > > Thanks in advance! > > Doug Coning > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Before posting, please check: > http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) > http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) > > To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
