A comprehensive guide covering bidirectional schema conversion between MySQL and PostgreSQL databases. Details complete type mapping tables for both directions, handling of constraints, foreign keys, comments, and edge cases like zero dates and identifier length limits. Includes comparison with other migration tools and covers
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✅ What We Handle Automatically (Both Directions)🔄 MySQL → PostgreSQL: Full Type Mapping🔄 PostgreSQL → MySQL: Full Type Mapping🛠 Preserving Constraints and Indexes📝 Fully Bidirectional Comment Conversion🔧 Universal Foreign Key Constraint Handling⚠️ Edge Cases and Advanced Handling🎯 Schema Migration Philosophy🧪 Comprehensive Testing🚦 DBConvert Streams vs. Other Tools🚧 Out-of-Scope Features🚀 Conclusion & Next StepsSort: