From Save MySQL query results into a text or CSV file:
MySQL provides an easy mechanism for writing the results of a select
statement into a text file on the server. Using extended options of
the INTO OUTFILE nomenclature, it is possible to create a comma
separated value (CSV) which can be imported into a spreadsheet
application such as OpenOffice or Excel or any other application which
accepts data in CSV format.
Given a query such as
SELECT order_id,product_name,qty FROM orders
which returns three columns of data, the results can be placed into
the file /tmp/orders.txt using the query:
SELECT order_id,product_name,qty FROM orders
INTO OUTFILE '/tmp/orders.txt'
This will create a tab-separated file, each row on its own line. To
alter this behavior, it is possible to add modifiers to the query:
SELECT order_id,product_name,qty FROM orders
INTO OUTFILE '/tmp/orders.csv'
FIELDS TERMINATED BY ','
ENCLOSED BY '"'
LINES TERMINATED BY '\n'
In this example, each field will be enclosed in double quotes, the
fields will be separated by commas, and each row will be output on a
new line separated by a newline (\n). Sample output of this command
would look like:
"1","Tech-Recipes sock puppet","14.95" "2","Tech-Recipes chef's hat","18.95"
Keep in mind that the output file must not already exist and that the
user MySQL is running as has write permissions to the directory MySQL
is attempting to write the file to.
Syntax
SELECT Your_Column_Name
FROM Your_Table_Name
INTO OUTFILE 'Filename.csv'
FIELDS TERMINATED BY ','
ENCLOSED BY '"'
LINES TERMINATED BY '\n'
Or you could try to grab the output via the client:
You could try executing the query from the your local client and
redirect the output to a local file destination:
mysql -user -pass -e "select cols from table where cols not null" > /tmp/output
