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importing XML file into MySQL
Posted by: Lev Abramov
Date: April 02, 2006 10:01AM

Folks, I apologize if this has been discussed. The reason I am not trying to search for it is that I understand next to nothing and would probably be unable to figure out what I have found, anyway. :) Please don't flame me for that.

Here's the question. I have a client who needs a website running a PHP/MySQL script. He has a program with an obscure-format database (on his non-wired, local machine) which he'd like me to migrate to his website database. He can export the DB to XML, and I have to pick it up from there.

My question is whether I can import an XML file into MySQL directly, or need to further convert it first (e.g., open it in MS Excel and re-save as .csv) before MySQL (aided by PHPmyAdmin) will agree to look at it.

the second question is whether a layman like me can do it in a fairly straightforward manner, or whether I should outsource this to someone who knows something about database conversion.

TIA -

Lev

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