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How do I import my Magento database? (memory errors)

Unhyper — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 01:16:57 -0800

I am trying to import a Magento database in phpMyAdmin but keep getting an exhausted memory error. I am in MySQL hell.

I had a Magento CE 1.5 installation, and I am now trying to use my webhost's automated system to install Magento CE 1.7, and then replace the newly created database's contents with the SQL backup file made of the 1.5 database.

I tried to just import the old sql base files into the new database, but apparently phpMyAdmin can't just "replace" existing data with new data, so I wiped all the tables and am trying to use Import to bring in the gzipped backup.

However, I keep getting this error:
Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 134217728 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 214237 bytes) in /usr/local/cpanel/base/3rdparty/phpMyAdmin/libraries/import/csv.php on line 356

I don't have access to the file the error message quotes.

This is from my attempt at importing in CSV, the same happens if I try the SQL format version.

The database unzipped is 300 MB, and its gzipped version is 40 MB.

The tools at my disposal are FTP and phpMyAdmin. I don't know if have SSH access, and I'd be all thumbs with it if I did because I have never used it. Is this an out of memory type situation due to such a large database? What can I do?

How do I blow the whistle without getting involved?

Anonymous — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:49:44 -0800

I stumbled on a phpMyAdmin page for a database of personal info along with credit card numbers, hosted by a multinational corporation. I deleted some records. How do I report it without being accused of hacking? I Googled an old address, and on the first page of results was a phpMyAdmin page with my partner's name, email, and old address. I clicked on the result and was taken to a purchase records database, complete with phone numbers, credit card numbers and expiration dates. I showed my partner the page and asked, "is this your credit card number?" and got a "yes... WHAT???!!!"

I realized I had admin privileges, so I tested deleting a record, and when it worked I deleted my partner and several other records for good measure.

Now I'd like to tell someone about it, but I'm afraid if I email the company, it will turn into a Very Bad Scene. Again, this is a large multinational company, and I don't want to get caught up in this.

Where could I report this, such as a specific person in the media or wherever, who would handle the information responsibly?

My IP address is now all over this thing. Could what I did be considered hacking?

Also, what is the best way to email someone anonymously?

XMHelp!! XML and MyPHPAdmin import problem

SweetJesus — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 11:52:19 -0800

MySQL, PHPMyAdmin and XML imports/export problem... So about three months ago I was running a mediawiki server for some people who wanted to back up their data and go into a fresh mediawiki install. So, I used phpmyadmin as a front end to MySQL, and exported the database to XML, and tossed it on a burnt cd somewhere.

So, this week the people I'm running the server for have come back to me, and they need to get their old wiki back and running under a different database. No problem, I say, and I grab the backed up XML database.

The problem is PHPMyAdmin seems to have no support for importing XML data, only SQL. Does anyone know of a shell script/program/bit of dark magic to translate phpmyadmin's xml into valid SQL that I can import?

This data is mission critical, and needs to be re-loaded, so I cant tell these people to go screw. Any ideas? I'm on Linux, and I have physical access to the machine if it matters.

mySQL/Drupal/phpMyAdmin

sciurus — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 16:18:57 -0800

mySQL/Drupal/phpMyAdmin: I've got this error in my Drupal DB, and I understand what I'm supposed to do to fix it, but I don't know how to get jiggy in my database. The fix explains itself as if I had mySQL knowledge that I don't have. I'm fine with that, but I'm not fine with goofing around in phpMyAdmin and possibly horking all my content.

Could someone give me a step by step on the right way to access the DB table in question?

Import data into mySQL?

o2b — Mon, 17 Oct 2005 18:14:09 -0800

I need help importing mySQL data from one server to another. I have a 15mb file I exported from the source DB, but I don't know how to get it into the new one. I'm moving to a Dreamhost account, if that helps, and have phpMyAdmin at my disposal. It's certainly not intuitive -- can someone help me out?

Help with phpMyadmin?

Cosine — Thu, 29 Sep 2005 09:32:04 -0800

Just getting started with php, web servers, html, mySQL, etc and have a question on phpMyadmin for those more experienced. When I first setup phpMyadmin it worked fine however the next day when I naviagate to the page for phpMyadmin I get an error message that it couldn't read my config file and suggests clicking the direct link to my config.inc.php file and checking for errors, it also says that if a blank page comes up then you are fine, well a blank page DOES come up but I am obviously not fine as phpMyadmin doesn't work... I must be missing something because this makes no sense to me, I've googled and others have asked the same question but no answers have been posted, if anyone can help me out I'll be sure to post on other forums to answer this question for others.

"phpMyAdmin - Error

phpMyAdmin was unable to read your configuration file!
This might happen if PHP finds a parse error in it or PHP cannot find the file.
Please call the configuration file directly using the link below and read the PHP error message(s) that you receive. In most cases a quote or a semicolon is missing somewhere.
If you receive a blank page, everything is fine.

config.inc.php"