I need a script similar to bigdump for importing my large (70mb database). I've done google search and all that brings up is stuff to import data into an sql database (an offline database) such as excel importing. ^^^^^^^^Not what I need. This is why I don't want bigdump. The vbulletin backups that I have as far as I know have "extended inserts" AKA super long lines (easy to tell if you open the sql & choose wordwrap). So I would like a simple mysql import software that takes the database and puts it into the database that is on the server. Right now I'm looking at http://www.hotscripts.com/category/php/scripts-programs/database-tools/ with these options ticked: *Total Rating *Free I'll be uploading to godaddy free hosting (with a file limit of 1mb via phpmyadmin)
Found one. A vbulletin admin recommended these to me.. should help out anyone else who finds theirselves in a similar situation. I went with mysqldumper. Note: The only reliable method of restoring a database is with shell access via telnet or ssh. This is because restoring with a PHP script like that in phpMyAdmin can result in PHP timeout errors and an incomplete database. Please see the instructions here: http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/maintenance_ssh_restore Note: Some people have reported success with these scripts: MySQLDumper: http://www.mysqldumper.de/en/index.php MySQLHotxcopy: http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=134821&highlight=mysqlhotcopy Bigdump (restore only): http://www.ozerov.de/bigdump.php