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How to use "ddev import-db" and specify the path/file to import

I started working with Docker and need to set-up a website project. I also need to import the database via command ddev import-db --file=dumpfile.sql.gz

but where do I need to put this dumpfile.sql.gz file? I tried putting it in root folder of project but after running the above mentioned command, I get this error:

Failed to import database db for webproject: Unable to validate import asset dumpfile.sql.gz: invalid asset: file not found

Sorry if maybe I'm missing some key concept understanding about Docker and import of files, but I don't understand the issue and googling this error (even parts of the error) returns absolutely no troubleshooting results.

Solution

  • In older ddev versions is "src" instead of "file". Thus, for instance in ddev 19.2:

    ddev import-db --src=./dumpfile.sql.gz