Import CSV file into MySQL without using load data infile

Question

I have recently switched web hosting providers and the new provider does not allow 'load data infile' commands in MySQL. However, I have many CSV files that update tables in a database weekly using that command. What is the best way to import into MySQL without the typical load data option? I tried mysqlimport, but that seems to fail since the data isn't in SQL format, its just standard CSV data. Thanks for your help.

Answer 1

Use the following process:

• Convert the CSV to the MySQL CSV dump format
• Upload the file to the MySQL server or to the shared hosting file system

• Use one of the following commands to import it:

  • mysqladmin:

     mysqladmin create db1 mysql db1 < dump.csv 

  • mysql:

     mysql> CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS db1; mysql> USE db1; mysql> source dump.csv 

References

• MySQL :: MySQL 5.7 Reference Manual :: 7.4.2 Reloading SQL-Format Backups

• Text::CSV::Auto - Comprehensive and automatic loading, processing, and analysis of CSV files. - metacpan.org

• MySQL :: MySQL 5.7 Reference Manual :: 8.4.3 Dumping Data in Delimited-Text Format with mysqldump

• Restore data from a tab delimited file to MySQL - Electric Toolbox

• Using mysqldump to save data to CSV files - Electric Toolbox

• Mysqldump in CSV format