Importing large sql file to MySql via command line

Question

I\'m trying to import an sql file of around 300MB to MySql via command line in Ubuntu. I used

source /var/www/myfile.sql;

Right now it\'s

Answer 1

Guys regarding time taken for importing huge files most importantly it takes more time is because default setting of mysql is "autocommit = true", you must set that off before importing your file and then check how import works like a gem...

First open MySQL:

mysql -u root -p

Then, You just need to do following :

mysql>use your_db

mysql>SET autocommit=0 ; source the_sql_file.sql ; COMMIT ;