MySQL workbench table data import wizard extremely slow

Question

I need to import a csv file with 20 million rows and 2 columns into a database, but when I try to do this with MySQL Workbench\'s data import wizard it is extremely slow, p

Answer 1

Always use Load Data Infile as a first attempt for huge sets of data.

Mysql Manual page on Load Data Infile.

Wrote up several answers for this question, but for a peer comparison, see this guy's question and my Answer and his time comparisons of Workbench vs Load Data Infile.