MySQL ERROR 1290 (HY000) --secure-file-priv option

Question

I am trying to write the results of MySQL script to a text file using the following code in my script.

SELECT p.title, p.content, c.name FROM post p
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Answer 1

That's because secure_file_priv is set to NULL

mysql> show variables like secure_file_priv;

| secure_file_priv | NULL  |

You must stop mysql server

shell>/usr/local/mysql/support-files/mysql.server stop

Then restart mysql with the option defining where you want your files to be written to, for example to /tmp

shell>/usr/local/mysql/support-files/mysql.server start --secure-file-priv=/tmp

Then in mysql terminal you should see where your files can now be written to

mysql> show variables like secure_file_priv;

| secure_file_priv | /private/tmp/ |

On Mac you can find this folder by using Go To Folder /private/tmp in Finder