Import SQL file by command line in Windows 7

Question

I want to import an SQL file (size > 500MB) into a database. I have wamp on my PC. Phpmyadmin does not work well with this size. I changed all parameters in php.ini (max_upload_

Answer 1

If you have wamp installed then go to command prompt , go to the path where mysql.exe exists , like for me it was : C:\wamp\bin\mysql\mysql5.0.51b\bin , then paste the sql file in the same location and then run this command in cmd :

C:\wamp\bin\mysql\mysql5.0.51b\bin>mysql -u root -p YourDatabaseName < YourFileName.sql