MySQL: Enable LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE

Question

I\'m running Mysql 5.5 on Ubuntu 12 LTS. How should I enable LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE in my.cnf?

I\'ve tried adding local-infile in my config at various places but I\'

Answer 1

Add local_infile in both client and mysqld section.

[client]
local_infile=1
...

[mysqld]
local_infile=1
...

Tested in MySQL 8.x both in Windows and Linux.