FAQ Migrate my Mysql database to PostgreSQL

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Prerequisite

Your Dolibarr version must be at least version 3.1.1. If not, first upgrade your Dolibarr keeping MySql.

Process

Export Mysql

  • Go onto page Setup - Tools - Backup.
  • Choose export method "MySql dump".
  • Choose export compatibility "POSTGRESQL".
  • Choose "Compress None" and click on "Build backup".
  • Go into directory of your Dolibarr data files (directory is defined into "Setup - System information - Dolibarr - All parameters" on line "Root directory for data files").
  • Go into subdirectory admin/backup. You will find the dump of database you just build with previous step.

Create a PostGreSQL database

  • Create an empty PostGreSQL database
  • Import the MySql dump file into the new PostgreSql database by this way ...

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Modify you Dolibarr setup file

  • Open with a file editor, the file conf/conf.php that you can find into your Dolibarr root installation.
  • Modify lines make programs to point to new database
$dolibarr_main_db_host='name_or_ip_of_postgresql_server';
$dolibarr_main_db_port='port_server_postgresql';
$dolibarr_main_db_name='name_database_postgresql';
$dolibarr_main_db_user='login_database_mysql';
$dolibarr_main_db_pass='password_database_mysql';
$dolibarr_main_db_type='pgsql';

Test

You should now have an application 100% working with all its data.

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