mysql

Every once in a while, I have some project that requires working with one of GoDaddy's servers. By far, the biggest frustration for me when dealing with GoDaddy is getting MySQL databases uploaded. I've tried all kinds of crazy tricks, from exporting MySQL databases in "bite sized chunks" to writing SQL processors that break large imports into smaller ones.The _db_backup directory

But today I think I found the Right Solution (TM) to the problem: Use GoDaddy's database restoration tool to load a large SQL file. Basically, instead of treating this as an initial import, we treat it as a restoration from a backup file.

Here's how you do it.