Import a large sql dump file to a MySQL database from command line

import-dump.sh

#!/bin/sh

# Import a large sql dump file to a MySQL database from command line
# https://cmanios.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/import-a-large-sql-dump-file-to-a-mysql-database-from-command-line/

# store start date to a variable
imeron=`date`

echo "Import starting..."
dumpfile="/path/to/dumpfile.sql"

ddl="set names utf8; "
ddl="$ddl set global net_buffer_length=1000000;"
ddl="$ddl set global max_allowed_packet=1000000000; "
ddl="$ddl SET foreign_key_checks = 0; "
ddl="$ddl SET UNIQUE_CHECKS = 0; "
ddl="$ddl SET AUTOCOMMIT = 0; "
# if your dump file does not create a database, select one
ddl="$ddl USE db_name; "
ddl="$ddl source $dumpfile; "
ddl="$ddl SET foreign_key_checks = 1; "
ddl="$ddl SET UNIQUE_CHECKS = 1; "
ddl="$ddl SET AUTOCOMMIT = 1; "
ddl="$ddl COMMIT ; "

echo "Ready to import..."
echo "Importing. Please wait..."

mysql -h 127.0.0.1 -u root -p'yourPassword' -e "$ddl"

# store end date to a variable
imeron2=`date`

echo "------------"
echo "Start import: $imeron"
echo "End import: $imeron2"