MySQL error with load data infile fixed by reboot?

Question

I've got an Ubuntu server where there's a task to import a csv file. Generally everything runs smoothly but every once in a while I get an error:

Mysql::Error: 
The used command is not allowed with this MySQL version: 
\n LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE

I don't think the error is accurate as the same import script runs most of the time. Rebooting the server and rerunning the script "fixes" the issue. Still, that doesn't seem like a long-term solution. What else could be causing this?

Answer 1

what version of mysql do you have ?

http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/load-data.html

try reading this thread, it may be helpful. The guy seemds to have similar problem solved.

http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=65260