MySQL LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE on WINDOWS not WORKING

Question

I am using a windows with MySQL 8.0 installed.

I have checked the solutions already posted on stackoverflow but these had no immediate results.

I have set the global variable with SET GLOBAL local_infile = 1; This options seems to be enable now but MySQL keeps throwing the following error:

Error Code:

1148. The used command is not allowed with this MySQL version

Can anyone help me out to remedy this behavior ?

Answer 1

Try:

File: Z:\Path\To\MySQL\Files\my_file.csv:

1,"a string"
2,"a string containing a , comma"
3,"a string containing a \" quote"
4,"a string containing a \", quote and comma"

MySQL Command-Line:

Z:\>mysql
Enter password: **************
Welcome to the MySQL monitor.  Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MySQL connection id is 1
Server version: 8.0.11 MySQL Community Server - GPL

Copyright (c) 2000, 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.

Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its
affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective
owners.

Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the current input statement.

mysql> DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `_`.`my_table`;
Query OK, 0 rows affected, 1 warning (0.03 sec)

mysql> CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `_`.`my_table` (
    ->   `col0` INT NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
    ->   `col1` VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL
    -> );
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.45 sec)

mysql> SHOW VARIABLES WHERE `variable_name` = 'secure_file_priv';
+------------------+-------------------------+
| Variable_name    | Value                   |
+------------------+-------------------------+
| secure_file_priv | Z:\Path\To\MySQL\Files\ |
+------------------+-------------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

mysql> LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE 'Z:\\Path\\To\\MySQL\\Files\\my_file.csv'
    ->   INTO TABLE `_`.`my_table`
    ->   FIELDS TERMINATED BY ',' ENCLOSED BY '"'
    ->   LINES TERMINATED BY '\r\n';
ERROR 1148 (42000): The used command is not allowed with this MySQL version

mysql> SELECT @@GLOBAL.`local_infile`;
+-------------------------+
| @@GLOBAL.`local_infile` |
+-------------------------+
|                       0 |
+-------------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

mysql> SET @@GLOBAL.`local_infile` := 1;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)

mysql> SELECT @@GLOBAL.`local_infile`;
+-------------------------+
| @@GLOBAL.`local_infile` |
+-------------------------+
|                       1 |
+-------------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

mysql> LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE 'Z:\\Path\\To\\MySQL\\Files\\my_file.csv'
    ->   INTO TABLE `_`.`my_table`
    ->   FIELDS TERMINATED BY ',' ENCLOSED BY '"'
    ->   LINES TERMINATED BY '\r\n';
ERROR 1148 (42000): The used command is not allowed with this MySQL version

mysql> SELECT `col0`, `col1`
    -> FROM `_`.`my_table`;
Empty set (0.00 sec)

mysql> exit
Bye

Z:\>mysql --local-infile=1
Enter password: **************
Welcome to the MySQL monitor.  Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MySQL connection id is 2
Server version: 8.0.11 MySQL Community Server - GPL

Copyright (c) 2000, 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.

Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its
affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective
owners.

Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the current input statement.

mysql> SELECT @@GLOBAL.`local_infile`;
+-------------------------+
| @@GLOBAL.`local_infile` |
+-------------------------+
|                       1 |
+-------------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

mysql> LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE 'Z:\\Path\\To\\MySQL\\Files\\my_file.csv'
    ->   INTO TABLE `_`.`my_table`
    ->   FIELDS TERMINATED BY ',' ENCLOSED BY '"'
    ->   LINES TERMINATED BY '\r\n';
Query OK, 4 rows affected (0.19 sec)
Records: 4  Deleted: 0  Skipped: 0  Warnings: 0

mysql> SELECT `col0`, `col1`
    -> FROM `_`.`my_table`;
+------+------------------------------------------+
| col0 | col1                                     |
+------+------------------------------------------+
|    1 | a string                                 |
|    2 | a string containing a , comma            |
|    3 | a string containing a " quote            |
|    4 | a string containing a ", quote and comma |
+------+------------------------------------------+
4 rows in set (0.00 sec)

Answer 2

I have the same problem after a search, I solve the problem by removing the local keyword from the query.

SET GLOBAL local_infile = 1;
SHOW VARIABLES LIKE 'local_infile';

The query should return: ON

The query should look like this:

load data infile 'C:\\CA_DRU_proj_2010-2060.csv'
into table pop_proj
fields terminated by ','
enclosed by '"'
lines terminated by '\n'
ignore 1 lines;

You should be noticed that I removed the local keyword from here and now it works fine.