How can I backup a relational database into MongoDB?

Question

I am using a NoSQL database (MongoDB), and I want to back up a relational database (SQL, MySQL) into a NoSQL database...

I have read the manual inside & out - I read no reference on how to do so...

How can that be done? Can you show an example?

Answer 1

Try MongoVUE. This tool allows to migrate all your MySQL data to MongoDB; I used it so many times. Click here to download it.

If the above link does not work, copy paste http://www.mongovue.com/downloads/ into the browser.

Answer 2

You will need to write a script (I suggest Python for that) that connects to the RDBMS you wish to back up, creates a meaningful document out of the rows (or better yet, the objects you represent in said database) and then inserts them into MongoDB.

Answer 3

While migrating any relational database to a NoSQL database, we need to define an agenda like Extract, Transform and Load (ETL), and for ETL to work we need to understand it first. ** Agenda:

-Migration Roadmap

-Schema Design

-Application Integration

-Data Migration

-Operational Considerations

-Resources to get started.

** You can get a clear idea about the migration process from the below images: