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script to convert MySQL/MariaDB charset and collation on one database, all tables and columns
#!/usr/bin/env bash
usage="
script to convert MySQL/MariaDB charset and collation on one database, all tables and columns
/!\ Use at your own risk, data loss can occur !
USAGE
$(basename "$0") [options] [action] db_name db_user db_password
The db_password is optional
EXAMPLE
$(basename "$0") --db-host=127.0.0.1 --charset=utf8 --collation=utf8_unicode_ci my_database root rootpassword
ACTION
display Display sql only
execute Run generated sql
OPTIONS
--help -h show this help
--version -v Display the script version
--db-host database host(default: localhost)
--charset set the seed value (default: utf8mb4)
--collation set the collation to use (default: utf8mb4_unicode_ci)
--execute if you pass this argument you indicate that you want to execute the sql (by default this script only display generated sql)
LICENSE
The MIT License
Copyright 2017 Sylvain COMBES
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the \"Software\"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED \"AS IS\", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
"
version='0.0.1'
host='localhost'
password=''
charset='utf8mb4'
collation='utf8mb4_unicode_ci'
execute=false
sql=''
for i in "$@"
do
case $i in
-h|--help)
echo "$usage";
shift
exit;
;;
-v|--version)
echo "$version";
shift
exit;
;;
--db-host=*)
host="${i#*=}"
shift
;;
--charset=*)
charset="${i#*=}"
shift
;;
--collation=*)
collation="${i#*=}"
shift
;;
--execute)
execute=true
echo "SQL will be executed ..."
shift
;;
--default)
DEFAULT=YES
shift
;;
# *)
# echo "${i#*=}";
# ;;
esac
done
if [ -z "$1" ]
then
echo "Missing database name as first argument"
exit 1
fi
name="\`$1\`"
if [ -z "$2" ]
then
echo "Missing database user as second argument"
exit 1
fi
user="$2"
if [ ! -z "$3" ]
then
password="--password=$3"
fi
mysql_command="mysql -s --host=$host --user=$user $password"
sql="${sql}ALTER DATABASE $name CHARACTER SET $charset COLLATE $collation;\n"
sql=${sql}$(echo "USE $name; SHOW TABLES;" | eval "${mysql_command}" | (
while read TABLE; do
echo "ALTER TABLE $name.\`$TABLE\` CONVERT TO CHARACTER SET $charset COLLATE $collation;"
done
))
if [ ${execute} = true ]
then
read -p "Are you sure? " -n 1 -r
echo
if [[ $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]
then
echo -e "${sql}" | eval "${mysql_command}"
echo 'done !'
exit 0;
else
echo "Operation cancelled"
exit 1;
fi
else
echo -e "${sql}"
exit 0;
fi
exit 0;
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