MySQL: Enable LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE

Question

I\'m running Mysql 5.5 on Ubuntu 12 LTS. How should I enable LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE in my.cnf?

I\'ve tried adding local-infile in my config at various places but I\'

Answer 1

For those of you looking for answers to make LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE work like me, this might probably work. Well it worked for me, so here it goes. Install percona as your mysql server and client by following the steps from the link. A password will be prompted for during the installation, so provide one that you'll remember and use it later. One the installation is done, reboot your system and test if the server is up and running by going to the terminal and typing mysql -u root -p and then the password. Try running the command LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE now.. Hope it works :)

BTW I was working on Rails 2.3 with Ruby 1.9.3 on Ubuntu 12.04.