Can you explain the process of using a Cronjob to regularly transfer data from a CSV file to a MySQL database?

To regularly transfer data from a CSV file to a MySQL database, you can use a Cronjob to schedule a PHP script that reads the CSV file and inserts the data into the database. This automation ensures that the data is consistently updated without manual intervention. 

```php
<?php
// Connect to MySQL database
$servername = "localhost";
$username = "username";
$password = "password";
$dbname = "database";
$conn = new mysqli($servername, $username, $password, $dbname);

// Read CSV file
$csv_file = 'data.csv';
$csv = array_map('str_getcsv', file($csv_file));

// Insert data into MySQL database
foreach ($csv as $row) {
    $sql = "INSERT INTO table_name (column1, column2) VALUES ('" . $row[0] . "', '" . $row[1] . "')";
    $conn->query($sql);
}

// Close MySQL connection
$conn->close();
?>
```

Make sure to replace `localhost`, `username`, `password`, `database`, `data.csv`, `table_name`, `column1`, and `column2` with your actual MySQL database credentials and CSV file details. Save this PHP script and set up a Cronjob to run it at your desired interval for automatic data transfer.

Keywords

Cronjob PHP CSV file MySQL database data transfer

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