Can You Import an Excel File to a MySQL Database using phpMyAdmin? I am looking to buy this database that has the data of all Colleges and Universities in the US. The file is in Excel format. Can this be imported into phpMyAdmin?
Here is the site where I am going to buy the database from if this is possible: http://www.data-lists.com/universities-colleges-database.html?gclid=CPGXkN6H6aECFeQc5wodBFPRIg
You can download a sample of the database that has 10 entries. I have tried importing this into phpMyAdmin but this is the error I am getting:
There is a chance that you may have
found a bug in the SQL parser. Please
examine your query closely, and check
that the quotes are correct and not
mis-matched. Other possible failure
causes may be that you are uploading a
file with binary outside of a quoted
text area. You can also try your query
on the MySQL command line interface.
The MySQL server error output below,
if there is any, may also help you in
diagnosing the problem. If you still
have problems or if the parser fails
where the command line interface
succeeds, please reduce your SQL query
input to the single query that causes
problems, and submit a bug report with
the data chunk in the CUT section
below:
—-BEGIN CUT—- eNrtXAtsHMd5nt177R0FipQoiXqvICkiJd7xnnwJBnWiqFdIiubRjyQO5NVxSV51vGPuIYltVNNt
CgS1azhSIre20sBNXLRp2jSOm9iIW8stYLcA3RZtmodjN3Zgp3FdtLWbokVg+/rPzO7evnkXyYna
zhyHd/PvzP/N/PPP7Mw+vtGpqVNTQ+JITByJi2OjE0NiTIyLqYFkNBnKTMOR9lAoczuI95yYGRLL
H8svSqWyXIrkc2cii/OLYiyWiiXEeDQ6EIa/+IAY6xuK9Q+lEh8W8/LCoLgnNL6UuXVsSExFopH+
And then at the bottom of the error it says:
1064 – You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that
corresponds to your MySQL server
version for the right syntax to use
near ‘ÐÏࡱᒠat line 1
Any help is greatly appreciated.
It looks like you are trying to import a binary file.
Try to export a sheet or a range of the excel file as a CSV file. This must be a reactangle with the same structure on every row.