Import A Directory Of Text Files Into A Mysql Database With Php?
I have a directory of text files that i'd like to import into a msql
table... I was wondering if there's an easier way to do this with
php/mysql, I'd like to avoid copy/pasting the entire directory
(thousands of files) into the database if i can.
The directory structure of the text files resembles...
somepath/A/Aerosmith/Song Name.txt - (extention varies)
What i'd like to do is use php to scan the directory and input
the file path information and the content from each file into a table
like...
Dir Artist Song Text Type
------------------------------------------------------------------------
A Aerosmith Song Name Fa La La La La (example text) File Ext
B Beatles Song Name Fa La La La La (example text) File Ext
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