README.md

mysql-random-data-generator

This is the easiest MySQL Random Data Generator tool. Load the procedure and execute to auto detect column types and load data in it.

Usage:

1. Download random data generator (populate.sql and populate_fk.sql) from website or git.

• http://kedar.nitty-witty.com/blog/generate-random-test-data-for-mysql-using-routines

2. Load it to mysql

mysql -uUSER -p DBNAME < populate.sql
mysql -uUSER -p DBNAME < populate_fk.sql

3. Use:

mysql>use DBNAME

mysql>call populate('sakila','film',100,'N');
mysql>call populate_fk('sakila','child_table',100,'N');

• Parameters are: database-name, table-name, number-of-records, debug-mode
• Setting debug-mode as Y will print all the insert statements that are being executed.