I'm trying to import data (approx. 2000 records), but am unable due to the following circumstances; My host doesn't allow access into the mysqldb directory for security purposes (shared server). This is the directory where MySQL is looking for the import file. I then tried to use LOCAL but I'm using version 3.22.14b and local isn't available until 3.22.6. Does anyone know of a work around for this? I've seen where example code for books on MySQL can be loaded using tar. How is this file created in order to create a database from a single tar file. Thanks!