MySQL export/import data consistency problem

Currently experiencing an issue whereby I am exporting a MySQL structure and data from a server into a sql file, ready for importing into a local database.

When importing the sql file into a lo开发者_运维知识库cal database, numerous records are changing dramatically. The columns in question tend to be of type bit(1).

The local setup uses the following versions Apache 2.2.17, PHP 5.3.5 and MySQL 5.5.8.

The server is currently using MySQL 5.1.56.

Any ideas what can be done to rectify this scenario?

Try using the --hex-blob parameter with the mysqldump utility when obtaining the sql dump.