0) { $file = fopen($filename, "r"); while (($emapData = fgetcsv($file, 10000, ",")) !== FALSE) { //It wiil insert a row to our subject table from our csv file` // $sql = "INSERT into subject (`SUBJ_CODE`, `SUBJ_DESCRIPTION`, `UNIT`, `PRE_REQUISITE`,COURSE_ID, `AY`, `SEMESTER`) // values('$emapData[1]','$emapData[2]','$emapData[3]','$emapData[4]','$emapData[5]','$emapData[6]','$emapData[7]')"; $sql = "INSERT into tblpeople (`GRAVENO`, `FNAME`, `BORNDATE`, `DIEDDATE`,`CATEGORIES`,`LOCATION`) values('$emapData[0]','$emapData[1]','$emapData[2]','$emapData[3]','$emapData[4]','$emapData[5]')"; //we are using mysql_query function. it returns a resource on true else False on error $mydb->setQuery($sql); $cur = $mydb->executeQuery(); if(! $cur ) { echo ""; } } fclose($file); //throws a message if data successfully imported to mysql database from excel file echo ""; //close of connection mysql_close($conn); } } ?>