Upload CSV file and import it to database using Laravel

Question

I have this method that uploads a file of a CSV format, but now i want to know how to upload it into columns in my database.

My method:

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Answer 1

While load data infile is the quickest way, I prefer to use a lib like https://github.com/ddeboer/data-import or https://github.com/goodby/csv for 2 reasons.

1. It is extensible, what if your data source changes to excel files or a mongo db or some other method?

2. It is mallable, if you need to convert dates, or strings or numbers you can do it conditionally which cannot be done with a batch command.

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