Export MySQL to GCS in JSON

Fast, parallel data export with zero intermediate storage

Terminal

.\FastBCP.exe `
--connectiontype "mysql" `
--server "host.domain | host.domain,port | host.domain,port/service" `
--database "tpch" `
--trusted `
--sourceschema "tpch10" `
--sourcetable "orders" `
--query "SELECT * FROM tpch10.orders" `
--directory "gs://rootbucket/fastbcpexport/raw/{sourcedatabase}/{sourceschema}" `
--fileoutput "{sourcetable}.json" `
--decimalseparator "." `
--dateformat "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss" `
--encoding "UTF-8" `
--method "Ntile" `
--distributekeycolumn "o_orderkey" `
--paralleldegree -2 `
--merge false `
--runid "runidfromcaller"

Get FastBCP

Source - MySQL

MySQL is the world's most popular open-source database management system. FastBCP uses the native MySQL driver to ensure fast and reliable exports.

Features:

•Native MySQL driver for optimal performance
•Transaction support
•Compatible with all modern MySQL versions

Parallel Method - Ntile

Divides data into N equal partitions based on a numeric column.

Requirement: Requires a numeric distribution column

Available parallel methods with MySQL:

Output Format - JSON (JavaScript Object Notation)

JSON is the most widely used data exchange format on the web. FastBCP exports data to JSON Lines (NDJSON) format, with one record per line for efficient streaming.