PHP mysqli: set_local_infile_handler() function

mysqli_set_local_infile_handler function / mysqli::set_local_infile_handler

The mysqli_set_local_infile_handler function / mysqli::set_local_infile_handler — Set callback function for LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE command.

Syntax:

Object oriented style

bool mysqli::set_local_infile_handler ( mysqli $link , callable $read_func )

Procedural style

bool mysqli_set_local_infile_handler ( mysqli $link , callable $read_func )

Parameter:

Usage: Procedural style

mysqli_set_local_infile_handler(connection);

Parameter:

Return value:

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

Version: PHP 5, PHP 7

Example of object oriented style:

<?php
$db = mysqli_init();
  $db->real_connect("localhost","user1","datasoft123","hr");

  function callme($stream, &$buffer, $buflen, &$errmsg)
  {
    $buffer = fgets($stream);

    echo $buffer;

    // convert to upper case and replace "," delimiter with [TAB]
    $buffer = strtoupper(str_replace(",", "\t", $buffer));

    return strlen($buffer);
  }


  echo "Input:\n";

  $db->set_local_infile_handler("callme");
  $db->query("LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE 'input.txt' INTO TABLE t1");
  $db->set_local_infile_default();

  $res = $db->query("SELECT * FROM t1");

  echo "\nResult:\n";
  while ($row = $res->fetch_assoc()) {
    echo join(",", $row)."\n";
  }
?>

Example of the Procedural style

<?php
$link = mysqli_connect('localhost', 'my_user', 'my_password', 'test');

/* check connection */
if (mysqli_connect_errno()) {
    printf("Connect failed: %s\n", mysqli_connect_error());
    exit();
}

printf("Initial character set: %s\n", mysqli_character_set_name($link));

/* change character set to utf8 */
if (!mysqli_set_charset($link, "utf8")) {
    printf("Error loading character set utf8: %s\n", mysqli_error($link));
    exit();
} else {
    printf("Current character set: %s\n", mysqli_character_set_name($link));
}

mysqli_close($link);
?>

Output:

Input:
23,foo
42,bar

Output:
23,FOO
42,BAR

Example:

<?php
 
  $con = mysqli_init();
  $con->real_connect("localhost","user1","datasoft123","hr");

  function Calling($stream, &$buffer, $buflen, &$errmsg)
  {
    $buffer = fgets($stream);

    echo $buffer;

    // convert to upper case and replace "," delimiter with [TAB]
    $buffer = strtoupper(str_replace(",", "\t", $buffer));

    return strlen($buffer);
  }


  echo "Input:\n";

  $con->set_local_infile_handler("Calling");
  $con->query("LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE 'MyInput.txt' INTO TABLE table1");
  $con->set_local_infile_default();

  $res = $con->query("SELECT * FROM table1");

  echo "\nResult:\n";
  while ($row = $res->fetch_assoc()) {
    echo join(",", $row)."\n";
  }
?>

Output:

Input:

See also

PHP Function Reference

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