---
name: "msql2mysql"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "mariadb"
version: "13.0.2-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/msql2mysql"
---

# msql2mysql(1)

convert mSQL programs for use with MariaDB

## NAME

msql2mysql - convert mSQL programs for use with MariaDB

## SYNOPSIS

**msql2mysql***C-source-file* **...**

## DESCRIPTION

Initially, the MySQL C API was developed to be very similar to that for the mSQL database system. Because of this, mSQL programs often can be converted relatively easily for use with MariaDB by changing the names of the C API functions.

The **msql2mysql** utility performs the conversion of mSQL C API function calls to their MariaDB equivalents. **msql2mysql** converts the input file in place, so make a copy of the original before converting it. For example, use **msql2mysql** like this:

```
shell> cp client-prog.c client-prog.c.orig
shell> msql2mysql client-prog.c
client-prog.c converted
```

Then examine client-prog.c and make any post-conversion revisions that may be necessary.

**msql2mysql** uses the **replace** utility to make the function name substitutions. See [**replace**(1)](/replace/1.md).

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2007-2008 MySQL AB, 2008-2010 Sun Microsystems, Inc., 2010-2025 MariaDB Foundation

This documentation is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it only under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License.

This documentation is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with the program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1335 USA or see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.

## SEE ALSO

For more information, please refer to the MariaDB Documentation, available online at https://mariadb.com/docs/

## AUTHOR

MariaDB Foundation (http://www.mariadb.org/).