Program to read SQL backup

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Hello,

There’s a client with one big concern: "What if after a couple of years, I decide to leave ERPNext? What would happen to our database?”

I know backups are in SQL format, but which program can you recommend to read properly these files? It’s important to show my client that he will have a readable backup at any time.
(… sorry, but my knowledge of SQL it’s minimum).

Regards.

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if the client isn’t planning to implement an ERP solution for the long term then it’s not a good idea to implement it in the first place.

HeidiSQL can connect to your DB.

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Thanks!

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In addition to what @iadr3805 said, I would like to add ERP Next uses MySQL/MariaDB as an RDBMS platform. Therefore its databases are accessible via any client tool/connectivity supported by MySQL client stack (MySQL Workbench, for instance).

The same is true for backups - any MySQL-compliant backup/restore utility will be able to restore the database from such backups.

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