Question

Is it possible to import csv data into mysql and automatically create the column names, as in can I create just the table, or must I create the table names as well?

Is it possible to check for duplicate entries upon importing? I have an identifier field, but dont know how to make it so it will not be imported twice.

How would you import a jpeg file on a website into a field? Assume the website has been stored locally, and has the same filename as an identifer with ‘.jpeg’ added on to the end.

Answer 1

As tante said you’ll have to handle the table creation yourself, but as far as importing csv is concerned you should have a look at LOAD DATA INFILE

LOAD DATA [LOW_PRIORITY | CONCURRENT] [LOCAL] INFILE 'file_name' [REPLACE | IGNORE] INTO TABLE tbl_name [CHARACTER SET charset_name] [{FIELDS | COLUMNS}     [TERMINATED BY 'string']     [[OPTIONALLY] ENCLOSED BY 'char']     [ESCAPED BY 'char'] ] [LINES     [STARTING BY 'string']     [TERMINATED BY 'string'] ] [IGNORE number LINES] [(col_name_or_user_var,...)] [SET col_name = expr,...] 

Duplicate entries won’t be a problem if you have set primary keys on your table.

The jpeg question seems like a completely different issue (unless the data is in your csv)