How do I load a sql.gz file to my database? (importing)

Question

is this right?

mysql -uroot -ppassword mydb < myfile.sql.gz

Answer 1

• You must not use the password directly in the terminal, use without it like follows

zcat YOUR_FILE.sql.gz | mysql -u YOUR_DB_USERNAME -p YOUR_DATABASE_NAME

• Hit enter and when terminal asked for your password, type your password and hope everything will work fine.