How do I have to import products in Magento using a direct connection to the database

Question

I have about 50.000 of records to import in a Magento store. What I have already tested: The file is about 50 MB.

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• Magento Clas

Answer 1

If you disable the indexer while your load runs and then re-enable and run afterwards, it should improve your load time.

$indexer = Mage::getSingleton('index/indexer');
$indexer->lockIndexer();

// ... run your processing ...

$indexer->unlockIndexer();

// Reindex everything
$processes = $indexer->getProcessesCollection();
foreach ($processes as $process)
{
    // echo 'Processing: ' . $process->getIndexerCode() . "n";
    $process->reindexEverything();
}