How to Import CSV File Data Into Mysql Using PHP

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How to Import CSV File Data Into Mysql If you are a developer then definitely you might have faced this. Many times you need to import data from a CSV (comma separated value) file and insert it into your MySQL database. Say for Example consider a case when you have many records in a CSV file and you need to import them into your MySQL database then you can’t insert each n every single record manually as it will take too much time.

This case arises mostly when you want to import existing data in your website. In this post I am going to explain you how easily you can do that.

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Create Table In Your Database:

CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `csvtbl`( `ID` int(10) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, `name` varchar(50) NOT NULL, `city` varchar(50) NOT NULL, PRIMARY KEY (`ID`) );

import.php File

<?php
//database connection details
$connect = mysql_connect('localhost','root','password')or die('Could not connect to MySQL: ' . mysql_error());

//your database name
$cid =mysql_select_db('databasename',$connect);

// path where your CSV file is located
define('CSV_PATH','C:/wamp/www/');

// Name of your CSV file
$csv_file = CSV_PATH . "yourfilename.csv"; 

if (($getfile = fopen($csv_file, "r")) !== FALSE) {
         $data = fgetcsv($getfile, 1000, ",");
    while (($data = fgetcsv($getfile, 1000, ",")) !== FALSE) {
        $num = count($data);
        for ($c=0; $c < $num; $c++) {
            $result = $data;
         $str = implode(",", $result);
         $slice = explode(",", $str);
        
            $col1 = $slice[0];
            $col2 = $slice[1];
            $col3 = $slice[2];

// SQL Query to insert data into DataBase
$query = "INSERT INTO csvtbl(ID,name,city) VALUES('".$col1."','".$col2."','".$col3."')";
$s=mysql_query($query, $connect );
       }
    }
}
echo "Data successfully imported to database!!";
mysql_close($connect);
?>