Can You Import an Excel File to a MySQL Database using phpMyAdmin? I am looking to buy this database that has the data of all Colleges and Universities in the US. The file is in Excel format. Can this be imported into phpMyAdmin?
Here is the site where I am going to buy the database from if this is possible: http://www.data-lists.com/universities-colleges-database.html?gclid=CPGXkN6H6aECFeQc5wodBFPRIg
You can download a sample of the database that has 10 entries. I have tried importing this into phpMyAdmin but this is the error I am getting:
There is a chance that you may have found a bug in the SQL parser. Please examine your query closely, and check that the quotes are correct and not mis-matched. Other possible failure causes may be that you are uploading a file with binary outside of a quoted text area. You can also try your query on the MySQL command line interface. The MySQL server error output below, if there is any, may also help you in diagnosing the problem. If you still have problems or if the parser fails where the command line interface succeeds, please reduce your SQL query input to the single query that causes problems, and submit a bug report with the data chunk in the CUT section below: ----BEGIN CUT---- eNrtXAtsHMd5nt177R0FipQoiXqvICkiJd7xnnwJBnWiqFdIiubRjyQO5NVxSV51vGPuIYltVNNt CgS1azhSIre20sBNXLRp2jSOm9iIW8stYLcA3RZtmodjN3Zgp3FdtLWbokVg+/rPzO7evnkXyYna zhyHd/PvzP/N/PPP7Mw+vtGpqVNTQ+JITByJi2OjE0NiTIyLqYFkNBnKTMOR9lAoczuI95yYGRLL H8svSqWyXIrkc2cii/OLYiyWiiXEeDQ6EIa/+IAY6xuK9Q+lEh8W8/LCoLgnNL6UuXVsSExFopH+
And then at the bottom of the error it says:
1064 - You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that
corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'ÐÏࡱá' at line 1
Any help is greatly appreciated.