Update MySQL table from a local file

Question

I have a table in a database, and I\'d like to update a column which I have offline on a local file. The file itself has two columns

1. an ID which corresponds to

Answer 1

It depends of the no of rows , If it is in hundreds make a script of update column and run it , but if it is in large volume import that file in to a new table and update your table with a join , and then drop the table