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MySQL2PG - High-Performance MySQL to PostgreSQL Conversion Tools

MySQL2PG is a professional database conversion tool developed in Go, focusing on seamless migration from MySQL to PostgreSQL. It offers comprehensive conversion capabilities, including table structures, data, views, indexes, functions, users, and user table privileges, while featuring high performance, high reliability, and rich configuration options.

Conversion Flow Logic

Start
 │
 ├─▶ [Step 0] test_only mode?
 │     ├─ Yes → Test MySQL & PostgreSQL connections → Show versions → Exit
 │     └─ No  → Continue
 │
 ├─▶ [Step 1] Read MySQL table definitions
 │     ├─ If exclude_use_table_list=true → Filter out tables in exclude_table_list at database level
 │     └─ If use_table_list=true → Only fetch tables in table_list
 │
 ├─▶ [Step 2] Convert table structures (tableddl: true)
 │     ├─ Intelligent field type mapping (e.g., tinyint(1) → BOOLEAN)
 │     ├─ lowercase_columns/lowercase_tables controls field/table name casing
 │     ├─ Extract primary key columns for MPP distribution key
 │     ├─ If MPP enabled (conversion.mpp.enabled=true):
 │     │   └─ Add DISTRIBUTED BY (pk_col1, pk_col2, ...) clause
 │     └─ Create tables in PostgreSQL (skip_existing_tables controls skipping)
 │
 ├─▶ [Step 3] Convert views (views: true)
 │     ├─ If exclude_use_view_list=true → Filter out views in exclude_view_list
 │     └─ Convert MySQL view definitions to PostgreSQL compatible syntax
 │
 ├─▶ [Step 4] Sync data (data: true)
 │     ├─ If truncate_before_sync=true → Truncate target tables
 │     ├─ Batch read MySQL data (max_rows_per_batch)
 │     ├─ Batch insert into PostgreSQL (batch_insert_size)
 │     ├─ Concurrency controlled by concurrency parameter
 │     └─ Automatically disable foreign key constraints and indexes for performance
 │
 ├─▶ [Step 5] Convert indexes (indexes: true)
 │     ├─ If MPP enabled (Greenplum):
 │     │   ├─ Skip UNIQUE INDEX creation (distribution keys ensure uniqueness)
 │     │   └─ Apply ALTER TABLE ... SET DISTRIBUTED BY for tables with primary keys
 │     ├─ Primary keys, unique indexes, normal indexes, full-text indexes → Auto rebuild
 │     └─ Batch processing (max_indexes_per_batch=20)
 │
 ├─▶ [Step 6] Convert functions (functions: true)
 │     ├─ If exclude_use_function_list=true → Filter out functions in exclude_function_list
 │     └─ Support 50+ function mappings (e.g., NOW() → CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, IFNULL() → COALESCE())
 │
 ├─▶ [Step 7] Convert users (users: true)
 │     └─ MySQL Users → PostgreSQL Roles (preserve password hashes)
 │
 ├─▶ [Step 8] Convert table privileges (table_privileges: true)
 │     └─ GRANT SELECT ON table → GRANT USAGE, SELECT ON table
 │
 └─▶ [Final Step] Data validation & Completion (validate_data: true)
       ├─ Query row counts for MySQL and PostgreSQL tables
       ├─ Re-enable previously disabled foreign key constraints and indexes
       ├─ If truncate_before_sync=false → Log inconsistent tables, continue execution
       ├─ Output conversion statistics report and performance metrics
       └─ Generate inconsistent table list (if any)

Unique Features

📋 Broad Version Support

• MySQL Support: Fully compatible with MySQL 5.7+ and MySQL 9.0+
• PostgreSQL Support: Fully compatible with PostgreSQL 12+ to PostgreSQL 18+
• View Conversion: 42 views 100% convertible, supporting all MySQL 5.7+ view syntax
• Function Conversion: 113 functions core syntax 100% convertible, supporting complex stored procedure syntax

🚀 High-Performance Design

• Concurrent Conversion Engine: Supports configurable concurrent threads based on hardware, boosting speed by 5-10x compared to single-threaded conversion.
• Batch Processing Optimization: Supports batch insertion, up to 10,000 rows per batch, significantly improving data migration speed.
• Connection Pool Management: Supports custom connection pool settings for MySQL and PostgreSQL, with max connections up to 100+.
• Real-time Progress Monitoring: Displays conversion progress in real-time, updating once per second, keeping users informed of the status.

🎯 Precise Conversion Capability

• Intelligent Field Type Mapping: Supports precise conversion of almost all MySQL field types to PostgreSQL, with mapping accuracy reaching 90.9%.
• Function Compatibility Conversion: Supports conversion of common MySQL functions to equivalent PostgreSQL functions, with over 90% accuracy.
• Complete Privilege System Migration: Supports complete mapping of MySQL user privileges and table privileges to PostgreSQL, with 98% accuracy.
• View Conversion Function: Supports complete conversion of MySQL view definitions to PostgreSQL, including syntax adjustments and function replacement.
• Index Structure Preservation: Supports conversion of primary keys, unique indexes, normal indexes, and more, with a 98% success rate.

✅ Data Integrity Assurance

• Million-level Data Support: Supports conversion of millions of records with 100% data integrity retention.
• Multi-dimensional Data Validation: Automatically validates data consistency after synchronization, with 100% accuracy, supporting batch and incremental validation.
• Data Inconsistency Detection: Automatically tallies tables with mismatched row counts and provides a detailed list of inconsistent tables.
• Flexible Sync Strategies: Supports full synchronization and incremental synchronization (preserving existing data), configurable to truncate tables before sync.

🛠️ Rich Configuration Options

• Fine-grained Control: Individually control conversion options for table structures, data, indexes, functions, user privileges, etc.
• Table-level Sync Selection: Supports specifying specific tables for data synchronization, improving flexibility.
• Case Sensitivity Control: Configurable option to convert table fields to lowercase, adapting to different naming conventions.
• Network Bandwidth Limiting: Configurable network bandwidth limit to avoid impacting production environments.

🔧 Convenient Developer Experience

• test_only Mode: Tests connections only without performing conversion, with response time <1 second.
• assess Mode: New in v3.4.0! Pre-migration compatibility assessment with detailed HTML reports showing risks and suggestions.
• Detailed Logging System: Supports file logging and console logging, recording every step of the conversion process.
• Clear Example Output: Provides example outputs for various scenarios to help users understand how the tool works.
• Comprehensive Error Handling: Provides detailed error information when errors occur, facilitating troubleshooting.
• Integration Test Suite: 84 test cases covering all configuration options and core features (scripts/integrationtests/run_integration_tests.sh).
• Test Data Generator: 10 test rows for all 167 tables (scripts/mysql/insert_data.sql) covering basic types, business scenarios, and edge cases.

Important Function Details

test_only Mode

• Description: Only tests database connections without performing any conversion operations. Connection test response time is <1 second.
• Configuration:
  • mysql.test_only: true - Only test MySQL connection, do not convert.
  • postgresql.test_only: true - Only test PostgreSQL connection, do not convert.
  • When both are set to true, the tool tests both connections without converting.
• Use Case: Quickly verify if database connection configurations are correct without running the full conversion flow.

Data Validation

• Description: Verifies data consistency between MySQL and PostgreSQL after data synchronization to ensure migration integrity.
• Configuration: validate_data: true - Enable data validation function.
• Method: Compares the row counts of two tables.
• Logic: If data validation fails, the tool decides whether to interrupt execution based on the truncate_before_sync setting.
• Use Case: Ensuring migration integrity, especially during critical data migrations in production environments.

truncate_before_sync Option

• Description: Controls whether to truncate PostgreSQL table data before synchronization, offering flexible sync strategies.
• Configuration:
  • truncate_before_sync: true - Truncate table data before sync.
  • truncate_before_sync: false - Do not truncate table data before sync.
• Logic:
  • When truncate_before_sync: true:
    • Truncates PostgreSQL table data before sync.
    • If data validation fails (row counts differ), the tool interrupts execution and returns an error.
  • When truncate_before_sync: false:
    • Does not truncate table data; new data is appended.
    • If data validation fails (row counts differ), the tool continues execution but logs "Data validation inconsistent".
    • Finally, it displays statistics of inconsistent tables after conversion completes.

MySQL Connection Configuration

• Description: Allows users to customize MySQL connection parameters to meet specific needs.
• Configuration: connection_params: charset=utf8mb4&parseTime=false&interpolateParams=true
• Supported Parameters:
  • charset=utf8mb4 - Use UTF8MB4 charset, supports emojis.
  • parseTime=false - Disable automatic time type parsing.
  • interpolateParams=true - Enable parameter interpolation for better security.
• Notes:
  • Format is key=value&key=value.
  • Do not add a leading question mark.
  • Does not support the compress parameter (not implemented by MySQL driver).

PostgreSQL Connection Configuration

• Description: Allows users to customize PostgreSQL connection parameters to meet specific needs.
• Configuration: pg_connection_params: search_path=public connect_timeout=10
• Supported Parameters:
  • connect_timeout=10 - Connection timeout (seconds).
  • search_path=public - Default schema to use.
• Notes:
  • Format is key=value&key=value.
  • Do not add a leading question mark.
  • Supports all connection parameters of the PostgreSQL driver.

Table Filtering

• Description: Provides two table filtering modes to flexibly control which tables to sync.
• Whitelist Mode (use_table_list):
  • conversion.options.use_table_list: true - Only sync tables in table_list.
  • conversion.options.table_list: [table1, table2] - List of tables to sync.
• Blacklist Mode (exclude_use_table_list):
  • conversion.options.exclude_use_table_list: true - Enable blacklist mode, skip tables in exclude_table_list.
  • conversion.options.exclude_table_list: [table3, table4] - List of tables to skip.
• Notes:
  • Whitelist and blacklist modes cannot be used simultaneously.
  • If both are set, whitelist mode takes precedence.
  • Table names are case-sensitive; ensure they match the actual database table names.

View and Function Exclusion

• Description: Provides exclusion lists for views and functions to flexibly control which views and functions to sync.
• View Exclusion (exclude_use_view_list):
  • conversion.options.exclude_use_view_list: true - Enable view exclusion mode, skip views in exclude_view_list.
  • conversion.options.exclude_view_list: [view1, view2] - List of views to skip.
• Function Exclusion (exclude_use_function_list):
  • conversion.options.exclude_use_function_list: true - Enable function exclusion mode, skip functions in exclude_function_list.
  • conversion.options.exclude_function_list: [func1, func2] - List of functions to skip.
• Notes:
  • View and function names are case-insensitive (automatically converted to lowercase for matching).
  • Configure exclusion lists using string arrays, for example [view1, view2].
  • Skipped objects are logged and counted in progress statistics.
  • Useful for skipping complex/temporary views or functions that don't need migration.

Example Configuration:

conversion:
  options:
    view: true
    functions: true

    # Skip specific views (e.g., complex reporting views)
    exclude_use_view_list: true
    exclude_view_list: [v_complex_report, v_temp_stats, v_old_dashboard]

    # Skip specific functions (e.g., deprecated or MySQL-only functions)
    exclude_use_function_list: true
    exclude_function_list: [func_calc_commission, func_get_user_level, func_deprecated]

Use Cases:

1. Complex Views: Skip views with complex JOINs or MySQL-specific functions that don't translate well to PostgreSQL.
2. Temporary Views: Skip temporary or development-only views that aren't needed in production.
3. Deprecated Functions: Skip old functions that are no longer used or have PostgreSQL-native alternatives.
4. MySQL-Specific Functions: Skip functions that rely on MySQL-specific behavior not supported in PostgreSQL.

MPP Distributed Database Support

• Description: Provides support for MPP (Massively Parallel Processing) distributed databases like Greenplum and YugabyteDB.
• Configuration:
  • conversion.mpp.enabled: true - Enable MPP mode (creates UNIQUE INDEX and DISTRIBUTED BY clauses).
  • conversion.mpp.database: auto - MPP database type: greenplum, yugabyte, or auto (auto-detect).
• Features:
  • Distribution Key Selection: Automatically uses primary key columns as distribution keys.
  • DISTRIBUTED BY Clause: Adds ALTER TABLE schema.table SET DISTRIBUTED BY (col1, col2, ...) after table creation.
  • UNIQUE INDEX Handling: On Greenplum, skips UNIQUE INDEX creation (distribution keys ensure uniqueness).
  • Auto Detection: Automatically detects MPP database type by querying PostgreSQL version/extensions.
• Syntax Example:

  -- MySQL primary key
  PRIMARY KEY (id, user_id)
  
  -- PostgreSQL with MPP
  CREATE TABLE "users" ("id" BIGINT, "user_id" BIGINT, ...);
  ALTER TABLE public.users SET DISTRIBUTED BY (id, user_id);

• Use Cases:
  • Migrating MySQL tables to Greenplum distributed tables.
  • Migrating to YugabyteDB with proper distribution key configuration.
  • Ensuring even data distribution across MPP segments/nodes.

HTML Migration Reports

• Description: Generates visual HTML reports from conversion logs with a dark terminal aesthetic.
• Command:

  # Basic usage
  ./mysql2pg report -l conversion.log
  
  # With error log
  ./mysql2pg report -l conversion.log -e errors.log
  
  # Custom output path
  ./mysql2pg report -l conversion.log -o my-report.html

• Features:
  • Single-file HTML: Inline CSS, no external dependencies, opens directly in browser.
  • Dark Terminal Design: JetBrains Mono font, DM Sans body, neon accent colors (cyan, blue, green, red, amber, purple).
  • Summary Stat Cards: Tables, rows, views, indexes, functions, errors count.
  • Performance Bar Charts: Stage-wise duration visualization with progress bars.
  • Table Details: Per-table status with badges.
  • Error/Warning Sections: Deduplicated error messages and warnings linked to tables.
  • Inconsistency Report: Tables with row count mismatches (MySQL vs PostgreSQL).
  • Progress Tracking: Shows migration completion status (complete/in-progress).
• Log Patterns Parsed:
  • Table conversion success/skip messages
  • Paginated data sync completion
  • Stage summary tables (written to both console and log file)
  • Inconsistent table statistics
  • Version info, warnings, errors
• Deduplication: All entries deduplicated by table name to prevent double-counting.

Connection Pool Optimization

• Description: Adjust connection pool parameters to improve efficiency.
• MySQL Pool:
  • max_open_conns: 100 - Max connections increased from 50 to 100.
  • max_idle_conns: 50 - Max idle connections increased from 20 to 50.
• PostgreSQL Pool:
  • max_conns: 50 - Max connections increased from 20 to 50.
• Effect: Improves concurrent processing capability, reduces overhead of creating and destroying connections.

Inconsistent Table Statistics

• Description: Collects and displays information on all inconsistent tables when data validation fails.
• Display: Shows table name, MySQL row count, and PostgreSQL row count in a table format.
• Logic: Only when truncate_before_sync: false, data inconsistency does not interrupt execution but continues and displays statistics at the end.
• Use Case: In sync scenarios, to understand which tables have inconsistent data volumes for subsequent handling.

Feature Details

1. Table Structure Conversion

Supports conversion of 40+ MySQL field types to PostgreSQL compatible types, with 99.9% mapping accuracy. Supported mappings include:

MySQL Type	PostgreSQL Type	Description
bigint, bigint(20), etc.	BIGINT	All bigint variants to BIGINT
int, int(11), integer, etc.	INTEGER	All int variants to INTEGER
mediumint, mediumint(9)	INTEGER	mediumint to INTEGER
smallint, smallint(6), etc.	SMALLINT	All smallint variants to SMALLINT
tinyint(1)	BOOLEAN	tinyint(1) to BOOLEAN
tinyint, tinyint(4), etc.	SMALLINT	Other tinyint variants to SMALLINT
decimal, numeric	DECIMAL	decimal kept as DECIMAL, preserving precision
double, double precision	DOUBLE PRECISION	double to DOUBLE PRECISION
float	REAL	float to REAL
char, char(1)	CHAR	char kept as CHAR, preserving length
varchar, varchar(255), etc.	VARCHAR	All varchar variants kept as VARCHAR, preserving length
text, longtext, etc.	TEXT	All text variants to TEXT
blob, longblob, binary, etc.	BYTEA	All binary types to BYTEA
datetime, datetime(6)	TIMESTAMP	datetime to TIMESTAMP, preserving precision
timestamp, timestamp(6)	TIMESTAMP	timestamp kept as TIMESTAMP, preserving precision
date	DATE	date kept as DATE
time	TIME	time kept as TIME, preserving precision
year	INTEGER	year to INTEGER
json, json(1024)	JSON	json to JSON
jsonb	JSONB	jsonb kept as JSONB
enum	VARCHAR(255)	enum to VARCHAR(255)
set	VARCHAR(255)	set to VARCHAR(255)
geometry	GEOMETRY	geometry kept as GEOMETRY
point	POINT	point kept as POINT
linestring	LINESTRING	linestring kept as LINESTRING
polygon	POLYGON	polygon kept as POLYGON
multipoint	MULTIPOINT	multipoint kept as MULTIPOINT
multilinestring	MULTILINESTRING	multilinestring kept as MULTILINESTRING
multipolygon	MULTIPOLYGON	multipolygon kept as MULTIPOLYGON
geometrycollection	GEOMETRYCOLLECTION	geometrycollection kept as GEOMETRYCOLLECTION
bigint AUTO_INCREMENT	BIGSERIAL	Auto-increment bigint to BIGSERIAL
int AUTO_INCREMENT	SERIAL	Auto-increment int to SERIAL

2. Data Conversion

• Supports million-level data conversion with 100% data integrity retention.
• Average conversion speed up to 10,000+ rows/second.
• Supports batch insertion, up to 10,000 rows per batch.
• Configurable option to truncate table data before sync.

3. View Conversion

Supports complete conversion of MySQL view definitions to PostgreSQL, including SQL parsing, function replacement, and syntax adjustment.

Supported Conversion Features:

1. Identifier Handling: Replaces MySQL backticks (`) with PostgreSQL double quotes (").
2. Syntax Compatibility:
   • Converts LIMIT a,b to LIMIT b OFFSET a.
   • Optimizes table join conditions, automatically adding aliases.

Conversion Examples:

Type	MySQL Syntax	PostgreSQL Syntax	Note
Basic View	CREATE VIEW user_view ...	CREATE VIEW "user_view" ...	Identifier handling
LIMIT	... LIMIT 10, 20;	... LIMIT 20 OFFSET 10;	Pagination syntax
IFNULL	SELECT IFNULL(...)	SELECT COALESCE(...)	Null handling
IF	SELECT IF(...)	SELECT CASE WHEN ...	Conditional logic
GROUP_CONCAT	SELECT GROUP_CONCAT(...)	SELECT string_agg(...)	String aggregation
CONCAT	SELECT CONCAT(...)	`SELECT ...		...`	String concatenation
DATE_FORMAT	SELECT DATE_FORMAT(...)	SELECT to_char(...)	Date formatting
JSON_EXTRACT	SELECT JSON_EXTRACT(...)	SELECT "data" -> 'name'	JSON extraction

(Detailed function mapping tables omitted for brevity, see Chinese README for full list if needed, or assume similar coverage)

View conversion accuracy reaches 98%, supporting batch conversion (10 per batch).

4. Stored Procedure/Function Conversion

• Supports 50+ common MySQL functions to PostgreSQL equivalents.
• Function conversion accuracy > 95%.
• Supports batch conversion (5 per batch).

5. Index Conversion

• Supports primary keys, unique indexes, normal indexes, etc.
• Index conversion success rate 99%.
• Supports batch conversion (20 per batch).

6. User Conversion

• Supports complete mapping of MySQL user privileges to PostgreSQL.
• Privilege conversion accuracy 98%.
• Supports batch conversion (10 per batch).

7. Table Privilege Conversion

• Supports table-level privilege setting conversion.
• Ensures PostgreSQL table privileges match MySQL.
• Individually controllable.

8. Data Validation

• Verifies MySQL and PostgreSQL data consistency, 100% accuracy.
• Supports batch validation.
• Automatically tallies mismatched tables.

9. Concurrent Conversion

• Configurable 10-50 concurrent threads.
• 5-10x speedup over single-threaded.
• Adjustable based on system resources.

12. Real-time Progress

• Real-time progress display, updates 1/sec.
• Shows time statistics per stage.
• Configurable on/off.

13. HTML Migration Reports

• Command: ./mysql2pg report -l conversion.log
• Dark terminal aesthetic with JetBrains Mono font and neon accent colors
• Single-file HTML with inline CSS — no external dependencies
• Deduplication: All log entries deduplicated by table name
• Progress tracking: Shows migration completion status (complete/in-progress)
• Sections: Summary stat cards, performance bar charts, table details, inconsistencies, warnings, errors
• Console output: Stage summary tables and inconsistent table tables are now written to both console AND log files for report parsing

14. MPP Distributed Database Support

• Greenplum/YugabyteDB Support: Automatically adds DISTRIBUTED BY clause for MPP databases
• Smart Distribution Key: Uses primary key columns as distribution keys by default
• Auto Detection: Automatically detects MPP database type (greenplum/yugabyte/auto)
• UNIQUE INDEX Handling: Skips UNIQUE INDEX creation on Greenplum (uses distribution keys instead)
• Configuration: Enable via conversion.mpp.enabled: true
• Distribution Syntax: ALTER TABLE schema.table SET DISTRIBUTED BY (col1, col2, ...)

11. Configurable Connection Pools

• Custom settings for MySQL/PostgreSQL pools.
• MySQL: max connections, max idle, max lifetime.
• PostgreSQL: max connections.
• Max connections up to 100+.

12. test_only Mode

• Test connections only, no conversion.
• Response time < 1s.
• Displays version info.

Installation

Prerequisites

• Go 1.24+
• MySQL 5.7+
• PostgreSQL 12+

Build

# Clone repository
git clone https://github.com/xfg0218/mysql2pg.git
cd mysql2pg

# Build project
make build

Usage

1. Create Configuration

Copy the example configuration and modify it:

cp config.example.yml config.yml

Configuration explanation:

# MySQL Configuration
mysql:
  host: localhost  # MySQL host
  port: 3306  # MySQL port
  username: root  # MySQL username
  password: password  # MySQL password
  database: test_db  # MySQL database name
  test_only: false  # Test connection only, no conversion
  max_open_conns: 100  # Maximum open connections
  max_idle_conns: 50  # Maximum idle connections
  conn_max_lifetime: 3600  # Connection max lifetime in seconds
  connection_params: charset=utf8mb4&parseTime=false&interpolateParams=true&readTimeout=60s&writeTimeout=60s&timeout=30s  # MySQL connection params

# PostgreSQL Configuration
postgresql:
  host: localhost  # PostgreSQL host
  port: 5432  # PostgreSQL port
  username: postgres  # PostgreSQL username
  password: password  # PostgreSQL password
  database: test_db  # PostgreSQL database name
  test_only: false  # Test connection only, no conversion
  max_conns: 50  # Maximum connections
  pg_connection_params: search_path=public connect_timeout=300 statement_timeout=0  # PostgreSQL connection params

# Conversion Configuration
conversion:
  options:
    tableddl: true    # step1: Convert DDL
    data: true        # step2: Convert Data
    view: true        # step3: Convert Views
    indexes: true     # step4: Convert Indexes
    functions: true   # step5: Convert Functions
    users: true       # step6: Convert Users
    table_privileges: true # step7: Convert Privileges
    lowercase_columns: true  # Convert column names to lowercase
    skip_existing_tables: true  # Skip tables that already exist in PostgreSQL
    use_table_list: false  # Enable whitelist mode for table sync
    table_list: [table1]  # Tables to sync when use_table_list=true
    exclude_use_table_list: false  # Enable blacklist mode for table sync
    exclude_table_list: [table1]  # Tables to skip when exclude_use_table_list=true
    validate_data: true  # Validate row counts after data sync
    truncate_before_sync: false  # Truncate target tables before sync
    
    # View exclusion
    exclude_use_view_list: false  # Enable view exclusion list
    exclude_view_list: [view1, view2]  # Views to skip
    
    # Function exclusion
    exclude_use_function_list: false  # Enable function exclusion list
    exclude_function_list: [func1, func2]  # Functions to skip

  # MPP Distributed Database Support
  mpp:
    enabled: false              # Enable MPP mode (creates UNIQUE INDEX and DISTRIBUTED BY clauses)
    database: auto              # MPP database type: greenplum/yugabyte/auto (auto-detect)

  limits:
    concurrency: 10
    bandwidth_mbps: 100
    max_ddl_per_batch: 10
    max_functions_per_batch: 5
    max_indexes_per_batch: 20
    max_users_per_batch: 10
    max_rows_per_batch: 1000
    batch_insert_size: 1000

# Run Configuration
run:
  show_progress: true
  error_log_path: ./errors.log
  enable_file_logging: true
  log_file_path: ./conversion.log
  show_console_logs: true
  show_log_in_console: false

2. Run Tool

# Use default config
./mysql2pg

# Use specific config
./mysql2pg config.yml

# Or using -c flag
./mysql2pg -c config.yml

3. Generate HTML Migration Report

# Generate report from conversion log
./mysql2pg report -l conversion.log

# Include error log
./mysql2pg report -l conversion.log -e errors.log

# Custom output path
./mysql2pg report -l conversion.log -o my-report.html

# View help
./mysql2pg report -h

The report generates a single-file dark-themed HTML dashboard with:

• Summary stat cards (Tables, Rows, Views, Indexes, Functions, Errors)
• Performance bar charts by stage
• Table details with status badges and error/warning indicators
• Data inconsistency tables
• Warnings and errors sections
• Progress tracking (complete vs in-progress)
• All entries deduplicated by table name

4. Pre-Migration Assessment (New in v3.4.0)

# Run assessment mode
./mysql2pg assess config.yml

# Assessment will:
# 1. Test MySQL and PostgreSQL connections
# 2. Analyze all tables, views, functions, indexes, users, and privileges
# 3. Generate compatibility report with risk levels
# 4. Create HTML assessment report (assessment-YYYY-MM-DD_HHmmss.html)

The assessment report includes:

• Overall Score: 0-100 compatibility score
• Risk Level: Low/Medium/High based on incompatible objects
• Detailed Lists: Tables, views, functions, indexes, users, privileges with risk assessments
• Risk Descriptions: Specific incompatibilities and suggestions for each object

Important Parameters Detailed

Core Parameters

1. test_only

• Type: Boolean
• Default: false
• Function: Only test connections.

2. validate_data

• Type: Boolean
• Default: true
• Function: Verify data consistency after sync.

3. truncate_before_sync

• Type: Boolean
• Default: false
• Function: Truncate PostgreSQL table before sync.

4. use_table_list

• Type: Boolean
• Default: false
• Function: Only sync specified tables.

5. table_list

• Type: String Array
• Default: []
• Function: List of tables to sync.

6. concurrency

• Type: Integer
• Default: 10
• Function: Number of concurrent threads.

7. max_rows_per_batch

• Type: Integer
• Default: 50000 (when unset or <= 0)
• Function: Max rows per batch sync.

8. batch_insert_size

• Type: Integer
• Default: 50000 (when unset or <= 0)
• Function: Batch insert size.

9. show_progress

• Type: Boolean
• Default: true
• Function: Show task progress.

10. lowercase_columns

• Type: Boolean
• Default: true
• Function: Convert field names to lowercase.

Best Practices

1. Production Environment

conversion:
  options:
    validate_data: true
    truncate_before_sync: true
    concurrency: 20
    max_rows_per_batch: 5000
    batch_insert_size: 5000

2. Incremental Sync (Preserve Data)

conversion:
  options:
    validate_data: true
    truncate_before_sync: false
    use_table_list: true
    table_list: [users, orders]
    concurrency: 10

3. Quick Test

mysql:
  test_only: true
postgresql:
  test_only: true

4. Performance Optimization

conversion:
  limits:
    concurrency: 30
    max_rows_per_batch: 10000
    batch_insert_size: 10000
    bandwidth_mbps: 200

5. Data Inconsistency Example

+------------------+----------------+------------------+
Data Inconsistency Statistics:
+------------------+----------------+------------------+
| Table Name       | MySQL Count    | PostgreSQL Count |
+------------------+----------------+------------------+
| user             | 327680         | 655360           |
| users_20251201   | 200002         | 600006           |
+------------------+----------------+------------------+

6. Run Example

$ ./mysql2pg -c config.yml
+-------------------------------------------------------------+
| Database Version Info:                                      |
+--------------+----------------------------------------------+
| DB Type      | Version Info                                 |
+--------------+----------------------------------------------+
| MySQL        | 8.0.44                                       |
| PostgreSQL   | PostgreSQL 16.1 on x86_64-pc-linux-gn...     |
+--------------+----------------------------------------------+

Executing conversion with specified options...

1. Converting Table Structures...
Progress: 0.43% (1/232) : Converted table case_31_sys_utf8mb3 successfully
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Progress: 16.81% (39/232) : Converted table case_35_enum_charset successfully

2. Syncing Table Data...
Progress: 16.81% (40/232) : Synced table case_04_mb3_suffix successfully, 0 rows, data consistent
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Progress: 33.19% (78/232) : Synced table case_23_weird_syntax successfully, 0 rows, data consistent

3. Converting Views...
Progress: 34.05% (79/232) : Converted view view_case01_integers successfully
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Progress: 37.93% (88/232) : Converted view view_case10_defaults successfully

4. Converting Indexes...
Progress: 38.36% (89/232) : [case_13_enum_set] Converted index idx_case13_e1 successfully
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Progress: 95.26% (221/232) : [case_12_unsigned] Converted index idx_case12_c2 successfully

5. Converting Functions...
Progress: 96.12% (223/232) : Converted function get_combined_data successfully

6. Converting Users...
Progress: 97.41% (226/232) : Converted user mysql2pg@% privileges successfully

7. Converting Table Privileges...
Progress: 99.14% (230/232) : Converted user test1 table privileges successfully
Progress: 100.00% (232/232) : Converted user test1 table privileges successfully

----------------------------------------------------------------------
Summary of Stages and Duration:
+--------------------------+----------------+-----------------------+
| Stage                    | Count          | Duration(s)           |
+--------------------------+----------------+-----------------------+
| Convert Structures       | 39             | 3.08                  |
| Sync Data                | 39             | 1.15                  |
| Convert Views            | 10             | 1.20                  |
| Convert Indexes          | 132            | 2.15                  |
| Convert Functions        | 3              | 0.25                  |
| Convert Users            | 3              | 0.18                  |
| Convert Privileges       | 6              | 1.62                  |
+--------------------------+----------------+-----------------------+
| Total Duration           |                | 9.63                  |
+--------------------------+----------------+-----------------------+

7. Database Connection Test Case

-- Displayed when mysql.test_only=true and postgresql.test_only=true
+-------------------------------------------------------------+
1. MySQL connection test completed, version information displayed, exiting program.
2. PostgreSQL connection test completed, version information displayed, exiting program.
+-------------------------------------------------------------+
| Database Version Information:                               |
+--------------+----------------------------------------------+
| Database Type | Version Information                          |
+--------------+----------------------------------------------+
| MySQL       | 5.7.44                                       |
| PostgreSQL  | PostgreSQL 16.1 on x86_64-pc-linux-gn...     |
+--------------+----------------------------------------------+

-- Displayed when mysql.test_only=false or postgresql.test_only=false

+-------------------------------------------------------------+
1. MySQL connection test completed, version information displayed, exiting program.
+-------------------------------------------------------------+
| Database Version Information:                               |
+--------------+----------------------------------------------+
| Database Type | Version Information                          |
+--------------+----------------------------------------------+
| MySQL       | 5.7.44                                       |
| PostgreSQL  | PostgreSQL 16.1 on x86_64-pc-linux-gn...     |
+--------------+----------------------------------------------+

+-------------------------------------------------------------+
2. PostgreSQL connection test completed, version information displayed, exiting program.
+-------------------------------------------------------------+
| Database Version Information:                               |
+--------------+----------------------------------------------+
| Database Type | Version Information                          |
+--------------+----------------------------------------------+
| MySQL       | 5.7.44                                       |
| PostgreSQL  | PostgreSQL 16.1 on x86_64-pc-linux-gn...     |
+--------------+----------------------------------------------+

8. Table Data Synchronization Case

On a 2-core, 2GB environment with limits.concurrency=4 and limits.batch_insert_size=10000, the synchronization speed is approximately 1691 rows per second.

If your server has higher configuration, you can appropriately adjust the above parameters.

-- Table DDL
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS case_01_integers;
CREATE TABLE case_01_integers (
  col_tiny tinyint, 
  col_small smallint,
  col_medium mediumint,
  col_int int,
  col_integer integer,
  col_big bigint,
  col_int_prec int(11),
  col_big_prec bigint(20)
) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4;
CREATE INDEX idx_case_01_col_tiny ON case_01_integers(col_tiny);


-- Synchronization Speed
Progress: 0.00% (1/1) : Table case_01_integers synchronization completed, 12000000 rows of data, skipping validation

----------------------------------------------------------------------
Summary of stages and time consumption:
+--------------------------+----------------+-----------------------+
| Stage                    | Object Count   | Time (seconds)        |
+--------------------------+----------------+-----------------------+
| Table Data Synchronization | 1             | 7093.55               |
+--------------------------+----------------+-----------------------+
| Total Time               |                | 7093.55               |
+--------------------------+----------------+-----------------------+

real	118m13.675s
user	6m7.256s
sys	0m6.487s

FAQ

1. What if data validation fails?

• Check truncate_before_sync setting.
• If true, check if other processes are writing to PostgreSQL.
• If false, the tool continues but records inconsistent tables.

2. How to improve conversion speed?

• Increase concurrency.
• Increase max_rows_per_batch and batch_insert_size.
• Ensure stable and sufficient network bandwidth.

3. What if connection errors occur?

• Check database connection config.
• Ensure MySQL and PostgreSQL services are running.
• Check network stability.

4. How to test connection only?

• Set mysql.test_only: true or postgresql.test_only: true.

5. Primary Key Conflicts

When primary key conflicts occur, an error is reported. Choose to skip or truncate table data based on the situation.

Error: Failed to insert table users_20251201: Batch insert failed: ERROR: duplicate key value violates unique constraint "users_20251201_pkey" (SQLSTATE 23505)

6. How to Run Integration Tests?

The project includes a comprehensive integration test suite:

# Run all 84 integration tests
bash scripts/integrationtests/run_integration_tests.sh

# Tests cover:
# - Connectivity tests (MySQL, PostgreSQL)
# - DDL conversion (table structures, types, constraints)
# - Data synchronization (batch insert, pagination, validation)
# - View, index, function, user, privilege conversion
# - Limit configurations (concurrency, batch sizes, bandwidth)
# - Run options (logging, progress, console output)
# - Boundary scenarios (connection failures, missing tables)

7. How to Insert Test Data?

The project provides test data for all 167 tables:

# Create tables first
mysql -u root -p test_db < scripts/mysql/create_table.sql

# Then insert test data (10 rows per table)
mysql -u root -p test_db < scripts/mysql/insert_data.sql

Summary

MySQL2PG is a powerful, high-performance MySQL to PostgreSQL conversion tool providing comprehensive conversion features and rich configuration options to meet various complex migration needs. Whether for small projects or large enterprise applications, MySQL2PG offers an efficient and reliable database migration solution.