load data infile is not working - php

Question

I am trying to batch upload by csv file. my csv file located in webroot/CSV/data.csv. Data are as follows:
name,email
santo, abc#gmail.com
my code:
$sql = "LOAD DATA INFILE '$filepath'
INTO TABLE customers
FIELDS TERMINATED BY ','
OPTIONALLY ENCLOSED BY '\"'
LINES TERMINATED BY ',,,\\r\\n'
IGNORE 1 LINES
(name, email)";
$this->Customer->query($sql);
here
$filepath = WWW_ROOT . 'CSV' . DS.'data.csv';
Getting error:
C:\server\mysql\data\serverhtdocsdemo-home25appwebrootCSVdata.csv' not found (Errcode: 2 "No such file or directory")
I check the file it exists and file location in sql seems to okay:
SQL Query: LOAD DATA INFILE 'C:\server\htdocs\demo-home25\app\webroot\CSV\data.csv' INTO TABLE customers FIELDS TERMINATED BY ',' OPTIONALLY ENCLOSED BY '"' LINES TERMINATED BY ',,,\r\n' IGNORE 1 LINES (name, email)
What is the wrong in my code?

Answer 1

You tried to use "LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE"?
LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE 'abc.csv' INTO TABLE abc
FIELDS TERMINATED BY ','
ENCLOSED BY '"'
LINES TERMINATED BY '\r\n'
IGNORE 1 LINES
(col1, col2, col3, col4, col5...);
In your case:
$sql = "LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE '$filepath'
INTO TABLE customers
FIELDS TERMINATED BY ','
OPTIONALLY ENCLOSED BY '\"'
LINES TERMINATED BY ',,,\\r\\n'
IGNORE 1 LINES
(name, email)";
$this->Customer->query($sql);
"If LOCAL is specified, the file is read by the client program on the client host and sent to the server." from Documentation
Answered in https://stackoverflow.com/a/14133740/2925795

Answer 2

I had the same issue. Sometimes it happens that your mysql server and client understand file locations differently.
Add LOCAL modifier (as LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE) to your query
$sql = "LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE '$filepath'
INTO TABLE customers
FIELDS TERMINATED BY ','
OPTIONALLY ENCLOSED BY '\"'
LINES TERMINATED BY ',,,\\r\\n'
IGNORE 1 LINES
(name, email)";
$this->Customer->query($sql);