How do I restore a table from IBD?
You can follow the below-mentioned steps to restore tables through this method:
- Step 1: Recreate the structure from the FRM files.
- Step 2: Recreate the table in a new database.
- Step 3: Remove the new IBD file.
- Step 4: Copy the old IBD file.
- Step 5: Reactivate the table.
What is IBD file extension?
Full format name of files that use IBD extension is MySQL InnoDB Database Table. MySQL InnoDB Database Table specification was created by Oracle Corporation. Files with IBD extension may be used by programs distributed for Windows platform. Files with IBD extension are categorized as Database Files files.
How to restore table from Frm and IBD file?
Download an archive of mysql folder which should contain all mySQL databases, whether MyISAM or innoDB (you can scp this file, or move this to a downloadable directory, if need be) Copy in all folders and files included in the archive of the mysql folder from the production server (mt Plesk environment in my case) EXCEPT DO NOT OVERWRITE:
Is it good to copy.frm and.ibd files?
Just copying the .frm and .ibd files from one location to another is asking for trouble. Copying the .frm and .ibd file of an InnoDB table is only good if and only if you can guarantee that the tablespace id of the .ibd file matches exactly with the tablespace id entry in the metdata of the ibdata1 file.
Can you move a.ibd file without InnoDB?
You can’t just move .ibd files around without the InnoDB data dictionary, and the data dictionary must match the table id found inside the .ibd file. You can reattach a .ibd file and recover the data, but the procedure is not for the faint of heart.
Can a InnoDB table be copied from a.frm file?
InnoDB tables cannot be copied the same way that MyISAM tables can. Just copying the .frm and .ibd files from one location to another is asking for trouble.