Syntax:
LOAD_FILE(file_name)

Reads the file and returns the file contents as a string. To use this
function, the file must be located on the server host, you must specify
the full path name to the file, and you must have the FILE privilege.
The file must be readable by all and its size less than
max_allowed_packet bytes. If the secure_file_priv system variable is
set to a non-empty directory name, the file to be loaded must be
located in that directory.

If the file does not exist or cannot be read because one of the
preceding conditions is not satisfied, the function returns NULL.

As of MySQL 5.1.6, the character_set_filesystem system variable
controls interpretation of file names that are given as literal
strings.

URL: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/string-functions.html

