🛢️ Using MySQL as a Source in Ferry

Ferry allows you to ingest data from a MySQL database and move it to different destinations like data warehouses, APIs, or other databases.

📌 Prerequisites

Before using MySQL as a source, ensure:

• MySQL is running and accessible.
• You have a valid connection string (mysql://user:password@host:port/database).
• The required table exists in your MySQL database.
• The user has read access to the database.

source_uri Format

To connect Ferry to a MySQL database, use the following connection string format:

  mysql://<username>:<password>@<host>:<port>/<database-name>

Parameters:

• <username> – PostgreSQL username.
• <password> – PostgreSQL password.
• <host> – Database host (e.g., localhost or db.example.com).
• <port> – PostgreSQL port (default: 5432).
• <database-name> – Name of the database.

source_table_name Format

  my_schema.users