From ivan at freeside.biz Tue Jul 8 17:18:34 2014 From: ivan at freeside.biz (Ivan Kohler) Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2014 17:18:34 -0700 Subject: [freeside-users] MySQL support revisited, was: DBD::mysql::db do failed: You have an error in your SQL syntax In-Reply-To: <5329E872.6080502@shwisp.net> References: <5329E872.6080502@shwisp.net> Message-ID: <20140709001833.GC5859@fleetpaw.420.am> On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 01:56:50PM -0500, Sam Tetherow wrote: > Is there a script that will migrate the DB from mysql to PG? We don't have a Freeside-specific script, no. Google for conversion tools. Last we were researching this, we thought "pgloader" looked the most promising, but we didn't get as far as trying it with lots of useful data. Once converted, dbdef-create then freeside-upgrade would probably be a good idea to fix up any schema differences. In other, related news, we've recently gotten some MySQL sponsorship and fixed all known major MySQL problems (some special-case reports and features are not yet supported). We're tenatively planning for beta MySQL support in 3.4 again. We'd certainly appreciate folks with an interest in MySQL support grabbing a snapshot of FREESIDE_3_BRANCH from git and letting us know how it works for you. Definitely more likely to pique our interest now than if you reported problems post-3.4. ;) Lastly a few folks had mentioned trying to help with MySQL sponsorship. Now would certainly be the time rather than waiting any longer. We have a small number of sponsors who got things rolling again, but need more if we're going to reach a sufficient critical mass to continue supporting MySQL on an ongoing basis. -- _ivan