Error message - error in sql query

[ginginca]

I have recently uploaded a php script for an autoresponder package.

According to the instructions I have the correct version of PHP and the correct version of mysql on the server.

The insructions are to "run the sql file autoresopnder.sql in phpmyadmin".

Other scripts like this that I have used in the past came with a self installer, so this is new to me. I received an error so I don't know if I did it wrong, or if there is a problem.

I picked the database in phpmyadmin, went to the SQL tab, and typed in the path fo the filename. Here is the error:

There seems to be an error in your SQL query. The MySQL server error output below, if there is any, may also help you in diagnosing the problem

ERROR: Unknown Punctuation String @ 5
STR: ://
SQL: http://domainname.com/autoresponder.sql

 SQL query:

http://domainname.com/autoresponder.sql

MySQL said: Documentation
#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 'http://domainname/autoresponder.sql' at line 1 

Can someone assist please?

[devinemke]

the textarea in the "SQL" tab in phpMyAdmin does not take the path to the filename, it takes the actual SQL syntax. you can either copy and paste the contents on the file into that textarea or simply use the "import" tab.

[ginginca]

Thank you very much. I'll give that a try!

[ginginca]

Yes ... it worked. Thank you for the quick lesson!