To execute queries from a SQL file, use below query. MySQL: There are 2 options: If you are in MySQL command line, execute below query. source 'SQLfilePath'; If you are in command line/shell, execute below query. mysql -u userName -p password database < 'SQLfilePath' MSSQL: Use T-SQL, execute below query. sqlcmd -S databaseName -i "SQLfilePath" -o "outputFilePath"