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Sanjay Sardana
Sanjay Sardana
1,318 Points
Posted by Sanjay Sardana
Sanjay Sardana
1,318 Points

How do I open an existing MySQL database in Workbench?

I have an existing database that I would like to import/open in MySQL Workbench. How do I do that

1 Answer

Tod Novak
Tod Novak
3,173 Points
Tod Novak
Tod Novak
3,173 Points

Sanjay, Do you already have a server running in your local environment? If so, you should be able to see it within Workbench. From the main Workbench screen, you should see any db instances you have available on your server. Clicking the local instance should open you up to the query environment where you can see your databases in the "Navigator" panel.

If you using an all-in-one install like WAMP, LAMP, XAMPP, etc... you'll need to make sure you server is running before you can see it in Workbench.

If all you have is the <db_name>.sql file and you want to be able to use that in Workbench, then you'll need to import it into your server using something like phpMyAdmin. Workbench is just a GUI interface to a server environment.