In the LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE '{$_FILES['file']['name']}' You need use The tmp_name to load The file contents. And The SQL var result as a string diferent of The SQL that you insert in console El martes, 24 de julio de 2012, Brad escribió: > The tmp_file is just gibberish. I ‘truly’ do not want that as the table > name.**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > *From:* Roberto Carlos Garcia Luis [mailto:legnakarlos@xxxxxxxxx<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'legnakarlos@xxxxxxxxx');>] > > *Sent:* Tuesday, July 24, 2012 4:26 AM > *To:* Brad > *Cc:* php-db@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > 'php-db@xxxxxxxxxxxxx');> > *Subject:* Re: Stuck trying to upload and grab file name**** > > ** ** > > You need to use te tmp_name ... The plain text file is in path indicated > by The string...**** > > ** ** > > Regards,**** > > > El martes, 24 de julio de 2012, Brad escribió:**** > > I am making a function that uploads a txt file in csv format and the grabs > uploaded file name and the memberID from the sessions login and names the > new table memberID_filename. > > The program error on line 24 @ 'name'. > > > > I have tried '{$_FILES[file][name]}' '{$_FILES[file]['name']}' > '{$_FILES['file']['name']}' {$_FILES[file][name]} > {$_FILES['file']['name']} > $_FILES[file][name] $_FILES[file]['name'] $_FILES['file']['name'] > '$_FILES[file][name]' '$_FILES['file']['name']' and '$_FILES[0]['name']' > > > > ********************************code************************* > > > > <?php > > var_dump($_FILES); > > //db connection > > require 'dbConnect.php'; > > //session file > > require_once('../auth.php'); > > function uploadList(){ > > //var_dump($_FILES); > > if ($_FILES["file"]["type"] == "text/plain") > > { > > if ($_FILES["file"]["error"] > 0) > > { > > echo "Return Code: " . $_FILES['file']['error'] . > "<br />"; > > } > > else > > { > > dbConnect(); > > mysql_select_db('mailList') or die(mysql_error()); > > //$file='' > > $file = $_FILES['file']['name']; > > //$presql = "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS > (`$_SESSION[SESS_MEMBER_ID]_$file`)"; > > $presql = "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS > `$_SESSION[SESS_MEMBER_ID]_$file`"; > > $sql = <<<EOF > > LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE '{$_FILES['file']['name']}' > > INTO TABLE `$_SESSION[SESS_MEMBER_ID]_$file` > > FIELDS TERMINATED BY ',' OPTIONALLY ENCLOSED BY > '\\' > > LINES TERMINATED BY "\\r\\n" > > IGNORE 1 LINES > > EOF; > > mysql_query($presql); > > mysql_query($sql); > > var_dump($sql); > > echo '$sql'; > > if(mysql_error()) > > { > > echo(mysql_error()); > > } > > else > > { > > print('Import of campaign emails sucessfull > into mysql table.'); > > } > > } > > } > > else > > { > > print('Invalid file type. Please make sure it is a text > file.'); > > } > > } > > > > //var_dump($_FILES); > > uploadList(); > > ?> > > > > > > > > > > **********************************error************************* > > > > > > > > array(1) { ["file"]=> array(5) { ["name"]=> string(14) "emailsTest.txt" > ["type"]=> string(10) "text/plain" ["tmp_name"]=> string(14) > "/tmp/phpmycbhK" ["error"]=> int(0) ["size"]=> int(61) } } $sqlYou have an > error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL > server version for the right syntax to use near ''\' LINES TERMINATED BY > "\r\n" IGNORE 1 LINES' at line 3 > > > > > > > > SQL query works when removed from the php > > > > mysql> LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE '/home/ > nyctelecomm.com/www/mail/emailtist.txt' > > -> INTO TABLE `mailTest` > > -> FIELDS TERMINATED BY ',' OPTIONALLY ENCLOSED BY '\\' > > -> LINES TERMINATED BY "\\r\\n" > > -> IGNORE 1 LINES; > > Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec) > > Records: 0 Deleted: 0 Skipped: 0 Warnings: 0 > > > > *******************show create********************* > > > > mysql> SHOW CREA >