I have a server online and I have installed MySQL and database A server on it.
I also have mysql installed on my local computer and have a copy of database A on it.
I want to compare the contents of the two databases, and possibly sync them using federated tables.
But after trying out federated table, it seems that I can’t even connect to the server.
The federated table that's supposed to be connected to (an online, not-empty) table from the server is empty.
Am I doing this right? Is this even possible?
If not, can you please suggest any tools/applications that can do this.
Thanks!
Best Answer
You can use Percona's
pt-table-sync
tool, even if the two MySQL instances are not setup for replication, with this caveat:So something like this command (if they're not set up in replication..there's other options for the tool if they are):
After you're comfortable with the report, run it:
When using this tool, I would first make a backup of both instances. Always backup in case an issue arises!