How should I tackle --secure-file-priv in MySQL?

Question

I am learning MySQL and tried using a LOAD DATA clause. When I used it as below:

LOAD DATA INFILE "text.txt" INTO table mytable;

I got the following error:

The MySQL server is running with the --secure-file-priv option so it cannot execute this statement

How do I tackle this error?

I have checked another question on the same error message, but still can’t find a solution.

I am using MySQL 5.6

Answer 1

I had the same problem with 'secure-file-priv'. Commenting in the .ini file didn't work and neither did moving file in directory specified by 'secure-file-priv'.

Finally, as dbc suggested, making 'secure-file-priv' equal to an empty string worked. So if anyone is stuck after trying answers above, hopefully doing this will help.

Answer 2

It's working as intended. Your MySQL server has been started with --secure-file-priv option which basically limits from which directories you can load files using LOAD DATA INFILE.

You may use SHOW VARIABLES LIKE "secure_file_priv"; to see the directory that has been configured.

You have two options:

1. Move your file to the directory specified by secure-file-priv.
2. Disable secure-file-priv. This must be removed from startup and cannot be modified dynamically. To do this check your MySQL start up parameters (depending on platform) and my.ini.

Answer 3

I had all sorts of problems with this. I was changing my.cnf and all sorts of crazy things that other versions of this problem tried to show.

What worked for me:

The error I was getting

The MySQL server is running with the --secure-file-priv option so it cannot execute this statement

I was able to fix it by opening /usr/local/mysql/support-files/mysql.server and changing the following line:

$bindir/mysqld_safe --datadir="$datadir" --pid-file="$mysqld_pid_file_path" -- $other_args >/dev/null &
  wait_for_pid created "$!" "$mysqld_pid_file_path"; return_value=$?

to

$bindir/mysqld_safe --datadir="$datadir" --pid-file="$mysqld_pid_file_path" --secure-file-priv="" $other_args >/dev/null &
  wait_for_pid created "$!" "$mysqld_pid_file_path"; return_value=$?

Answer 4

I had this problem on windows 10. "--secure-file-priv in MySQL" To solve this I did the following.

1. In windows search (bottom left) I typed "powershell".
2. Right clicked on powershell and ran as admin.
3. Navigated to the server bin file. (C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.6\bin);
4. Typed ./mysqld
5. Hit "enter"

The server started up as expected.

Answer 5

I had the same issue. I finally solved using the LOCAL option in the command

LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE "text.txt" INTO TABLE mytable;

You can find more info here http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/load-data.html

If LOCAL is specified, the file is read by the client program on the client host and sent to the server. The file can be given as a full path name to specify its exact location. If given as a relative path name, the name is interpreted relative to the directory in which the client program was started.

Answer 6

I'm working on MySQL5.7.11 on Debian, the command that worked for me to see the directory is:

mysql> SELECT @@global.secure_file_priv;