 <p>You can store then wherever makes sense. The catch is that when you <code>source</code> them, you need to either already be in that directory before running the initial <code>mysql</code> command, because <code>source</code> only looks in the current directory -- that's why they aren't found, not because you put them in the "wrong" place, if that's what you're thinking may be the problem.</p> <p>Or, use the full path, e.g.:</p> <pre><code>mysql&gt; source /home/melissa/myscript.sql </code></pre>