How to insert selected columns from a CSV file to a MySQL database using LOAD DATA INFILE

Question

I have a CSV file which contains 10 columns. I want to select only some columns from that file and load them into a MySQL database using the LOAD DATA INFILE co

Answer 1

Specify the name of columns in the CSV in the load data infile statement.

The code is like this:

LOAD DATA INFILE '/path/filename.csv'
INTO TABLE table_name
FIELDS TERMINATED BY ','
LINES TERMINATED BY '\r\n'
(column_name3, column_name5);

Here you go with adding data to only two columns(you can choose them with the name of the column) to the table.

The only thing you have to take care is that you have a CSV file(filename.csv) with two values per line(row). Otherwise please mention. I have a different solution.

Thank you.