Question

How do I write the results from a mysql query to file? I just need something quick. Output can be CSV, XML, HTML, etc.

Answer 1

SELECT a,b,a+b    FROM test_table   INTO OUTFILE '/tmp/result.txt'   FIELDS TERMINATED BY ',' OPTIONALLY ENCLOSED BY '''   LINES TERMINATED BY '\n' 

(the docs show INTO OUTFILE up in the SELECT .. portion which may work as well, but I’ve never tried it that way) http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/select.html

INTO OUTFILE creates a file on the server; if you are on a client and want it there, do:

mysql -u you -p -e 'SELECT ...' >  file_name