Can’t import database through phpmyadmin file size too large

For Upload large size data in using phpmyadmin
Do following steps.

  1. Open php.ini file from C:\wamp\bin\apache\Apache2.4.4\bin Update
    following lines

    max_execution_time = 259200
    max_input_time = 259200
    memory_limit = 1000M
    upload_max_filesize = 750M
    post_max_size = 750M

    than after restart wamp server or restart all services Now Upload
    data using import function in phymyadmin. Apply second step if
    till not upload data.

  2. open config.default.php file in
    c:\wamp\apps\phpmyadmin4.0.4\libraries (Open this file accoring
    to phpmyadmin version)
    Find $cfg['ExecTimeLimit'] = 300;Replace to $cfg['ExecTimeLimit'] = 0;
    Now you can upload data.

You can also upload large size database using MySQL Console as below.

  1. Click on WampServer Icon -> MySQL -> MySQL Consol
  2. Enter your database password like root in popup
  3. Select database name for insert data by writing command USE DATABASENAME
  4. Then load source sql file as SOURCE C:\FOLDER\database.sql
  5. Press enter for insert data.

Note: You can’t load a compressed database file e.g. database.sql.zip or database.sql.gz, you have to extract it first. Otherwise the console will just crash.

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