Import SQL Script to MySQL using the Command Line

Summary: We have acquired a large databse dump which we need to import into our local system. Since the database size is large, phpmyadmin can’t help. MySQL command line tool comes to our rescue

Change directory to where our SQL script is:

cd ~/Downloads

First login to mysql:

mysql -u root -ppassword

Change database to our target database:

use somedb;

Execute the SQL Script:

source somedb_backup.sql