How to import data from text file into MYSQL database table using PHP ?

When working with databases it is always necessary to import data or schemas. In this article we describe the process of importing data from a text file into a MySQL database.

Data in a text file can be:

• stored as columns of fixed width;
• separated by a delimiter;
• of free format.

The method of inserting the data, as shown below

<?php
$con= new mysqli('localhost','userName','Password','dbName');
$handle = fopen("student.txt", "r");
if ($handle) 
{
	while (($line = fgets($handle)) !== false) 
	{
    	$lineArr = explode("\t", "$line");
        var_dump($lineArr); //to make sure array is ok
        // instead assigning one by one use php list -> http://php.net/manual/en/function.list.php            
        list($message) = $lineArr;
        // and then insert data
        $con->query("INSERT INTO notes (message) VALUES ('$message')");
    }
    fclose($handle);
}
?>

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