Error 1148 MySQL The used command is not allowed with this MySQL version

I am using MySQL LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE command and I get this error:

PDOException: SQLSTATE[42000]: Syntax error or access violation: 1148 The used 
command is not allowed with this MySQL version: LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE 
'/tmp/phpI0ox54' INTO TABLE `dev_tmp` FIELDS TERMINATED BY ',' ENCLOSED 
BY '"' LINES TERMINATED BY '\r\n' IGNORE 1 LINES; Array ( ) in 
dc_real_estate_form_submit() (line 147 of /PATH/TO/PHP/SCRIPT).

What setting can we change to allow LOAD DATA LOCAL infile?

Here is the Drupal 7 code we are using:

$sql = "LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE '".$file."'
    INTO TABLE `dev_tmp`
    FIELDS
        TERMINATED BY ','
        ENCLOSED BY '\"'
    LINES
    TERMINATED BY '\\r\\n'
    IGNORE 1 LINES";

db_query($sql);