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MySQL

MySQL is an open source relational database management system, known for its speed and reliability.

ingestr supports MySQL as a source and a destination.

URI format

The URI format for MySQL is as follows:

plaintext
mysql://user:password@host:port/dbname

URI parameters:

  • user: the user name to connect to the database
  • password: the password for the user
  • host: the host address of the database server
  • port: the port number the database server is listening on, the default is 3306
  • dbname: the name of the database to connect to

The same URI structure and table can be used both for sources and destinations. You can read more about SQLAlchemy's MySQL dialect here.