How should I tackle --secure-file-priv in MySQL?

Question

I am learning MySQL and tried using a LOAD DATA clause. When I used it as below:

LOAD DATA INFILE \"text.txt\" INTO table mytable;

Answer 1

Without changing any of the configuration files..

1. look for the value of secure_file_priv using the command posted by @vhu: SHOW VARIABLES LIKE "secure_file_priv".
2. define the full path for your query such as: select * from table into outfile 'secure_file_priv_PATH/OUTPUT-FILE' ... rest of your query

this worked for my in mysql-shell on ubuntu 18.04 LTS mysql 5.7.29