无法将mysql数据从一个数据库传输到另一个数据库

Question

I am trying to rework an old implementation of osCommerce and re-introduce data from the old database to the new one. I exported the data from the old tables using phpMyAdmin. When I tried to import them to the new database, I got a series of errors. I am simplifying the problem here to a single INSERT statement for the sake of clarity.

The statement is:

INSERT INTO `address_book` (`address_book_id`, 
                            `customers_id`, 
                            `entry_gender`,
                            `entry_company`, 
                            `entry_firstname`, 
                            `entry_lastname`, 
                            `entry_street_address`, 
                            `entry_suburb`, 
                            `entry_postcode`, 
                            `entry_city`, 
                            `entry_state`, 
                            `entry_country_id`, 
                            `entry_zone_id`) 
  VALUES (1, 1, 'm', '', 'Mary', 'Smith', 
          '1234 Pleasant Court', '', '67890',
          'Hometown', 'state', 123, 0);

When I try to import it from a file through phpMyAdmin I get an error: “#1064 - You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near '' at line 1.” “#1064 - You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near '' at line 1.”

If I click the Edit button and resubmit the query, I get another error: “#1062 - Duplicate entry '1' for key 'PRIMARY'.” The address_book_id field is the primary key in this table and is an auto-increment field.

Still in the edit screen, if I change the address_book_id value to NULL and resubmit, the query is accepted.

Thinking I had the issue resolved, I changed the address_book_id value in the import file to NULL and tried importing again. And again, I get the #1064 error. I immediately clicked edit. I made no edits to the statement but submitted it without change. This time, the statement was accepted.

It appears to be a problem with handling the address_book_id value in the downloaded data. I have hundreds of index values from numerous tables from the old database. Obviously, I don't want to have to change the index values and submit them one at a time.

I am working with phpMyAdmin 3.5.1. Any idea what is going on?

Answer 1

Do it without the address_book_id . Apparently that one is the primary key which you can't simply copy from another table. The new ID should be assigned automatically.

Answer 2

After playing around with this for a while, I think the best approach is to delete then recreate the tables. I tried this on two tables and was then able to upload my data, including the id fields without throwing any errors. The tables seem to be working OK.