{"id":3316,"date":"2021-10-22T10:06:53","date_gmt":"2021-10-22T10:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/?p=3316"},"modified":"2021-10-22T10:06:53","modified_gmt":"2021-10-22T10:06:53","slug":"mysql-database-import-is-failing-reason-the-sql-file-is-too-big","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/mysql-database-import-is-failing-reason-the-sql-file-is-too-big\/","title":{"rendered":"MySQL Database Import Is Failing, Reason: The .sql File Is Too Big"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Uploading browser-based file will fail just in case the file size that you simply try to upload is larger as compared to the HTTP post size configuration on the web server.<\/p>\n<p>In case this happens, your MySQL database can be restored just by logging onto your account via SSH client (or if you would like you&#8217;ll be able to get the web-based terminal access in cPanel).<\/p>\n<p>After creating the database and also the database user in cPanel, check the steps below to import the .sql database file:<\/p>\n<p>1. Upload the <strong>.sql<\/strong> file to your <strong>\/public_html<\/strong> directory2 using an <strong>FTP client<\/strong> or the <strong>cPanel File Manager<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>2. Then start a terminal client (PuTTy, etc.) and connect to your account.<\/p>\n<p>3. In the console execute the below command:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>mysql -u mysql_user -p mysql_db &lt; public_html\/database.sql<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Ensure that you replace <strong>mysql_user<\/strong> along with your <strong>database username<\/strong>, <strong>mysql_db<\/strong> along with your <strong>database name<\/strong>, and <strong>database .sql<\/strong> with the name of <strong>.sql<\/strong> file that you simply have uploaded.<\/p>\n<p>4. 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