How to execute a .sql script from bash

Question

Basically, I need to setup a database from a bash script. I have a script db.sql that does all this. Now how do I run this script from bash?

Database system is mysql

Answer 1

You simply need to start mysql and feed it with the content of db.sql:

mysql -u user -p < db.sql

or if you want to select the database right from the command line

mysql -u user -p database_name < db.sql

Answer 2

If you want to run a script to a database:

mysql -u user -p data_base_name_here < db.sql