From: "Rory McKinley" <rorym@nebula.co.za> > AFAIK, LOAD DATA INFILE will only work off a file. So you would have to > create a temp file. Another option is to create a multiple value insert > query e.g. > > INSERT INTO arb_table (arb_column_1...arb_column_n) > VALUES (arb_value_1..arb_value_n), (arb_value_1..arb_value_n), ......... Making the above query should be as simple as: $query = 'INSERT INTO arb_table (arb_column_1, arb_column_n) VALUES (' . str_replace("\n","),\n(",$file_data) . ')'; where $file_data is your adjusted CSV file in a variable. > Although LOAD DATA INFILE is, i think, the fastest way to get data into > MySQL, if you first have to create a temp file, the additional nuisance and > time factors might make the above query a valid alternative. Agree that LOAD DATA INFILE will probably still be faster overall, even with the file write. Try each and see, though. ---John Holmes... -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php