Export a large MySQL table as multiple smaller files

Question

I have a very large MySQL table on my local dev server: over 8 million rows of data. I loaded the table successfully using LOAD DATA INFILE.

I now wish to export thi

Answer 1

Use mysqldump to dump the table into a file. Then use tar with -z option to zip the file. Transfer it to your remote server (with ftp, sftp or other file transfer utility). Then untar the file on remote server Use mysql to import the file.

There is no reason to split the original file or to export in multiple files.