Let’s examine importing the Northwind database into MySQL more closely. At Bobcares, with our MySQL Support Service, we can take care of your MySQL issues.

Northwind Database into MySQL

The Microsoft Access database that comes pre-loaded with Alpha Anywhere is called the Northwind database. It is a made-up company called Northwind Traders that handles many different facets of a small business, including orders, products, clients, suppliers, and many others. It’s still possible to download this sample as an Access template. It debuted with the original versions of Microsoft Access.

In this article, we will see the steps to convert Northwind Database to MySQL Database.

Steps to convert Northwind Database to MySQL Database

1. Firstly, extract the contents of the northwindmysql.zip file somewhere on the computer after downloading it. The Northwind Access database is available in the.zip file as “northwindmysql.sql,” a self-contained SQL file.
2. Then open MySQL Workbench and select the Data Import/Restore tool from Management option.
3. Now select Import from Self-Contained File under the Import from Disk tab. Select the northwindmysql.sql file extracted from the download in the first step using the browse button.
4. Choose Default Target Schema. The target schema is lacking from the northwindmysql.sql file. Create a new target schema called “northwind” by pressing the New button.
5. In order to import the Northwind database into the chosen target schema, click the Start Import button. The import’s progress will be shown in the Import Progress tab.
6. Now, a list of the tables in the northwind schema need to appear. In MySQL, the Northwind database has now been imported.

The above steps will import Northwind Database into MySQL successfully.

Establish a MySQL Connection String

Once the importing completes, we now have to establish a connection string to the database. The following steps helps to establish a MySQL connection string:

1. Firstly, go to the Web Projects Control Panel, select [ManageConnStr] Manage Connection Strings > Alpha DAO Connection strings from the Edit menu to add a new connection string.
2. In order to create a new connection string, click the New button. To create the Connection String, enter “Northwind” for the Connection Name and press the Build button.
3. Then click OK after select MySQL from the list of options in the Select an API window.
4. Also, set up the connection’s MySQL options. Select the installed version of MySQL.
5. In the Hostname field, type “localhost.”
6. Now provide the MySQL port number. For a typical MySQL installation, the default port number is “3306”.
7. To access the MySQL database, enter the User.
8. Then enter the specified User account’s password.
9. Now by selecting the Test Connection button, we can confirm that the connection to MySQL is secure. A success message must appear.
10. From the Database list, pick the newly created MySQL Northwind database. Then click Refresh if Database doesn’t offer any options.
11. In order to create the MySQL connection string, click OK.
12. To save the updated Northwind connection string, click OK.
13. Finally, to close the AlphaDAO Connections dialog box, click the Close button. Now the Northwind MySQL database is ready for integration into mobile or web applications.

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Conclusion

To conclude, our Support team went over the details on converting Northwind Database into MySQL.