Reminder of how to export from mysql when you run into the secure_file_priv message!
to find what its set at currently from within sql
SELECT @@global.secure_file_priv;
to export stuff to csv
SELECT * INTO OUTFILE '/var/lib/mysql-files/somefile.csv' FIELDS TERMINATED BY ',' OPTIONALLY ENCLOSED BY '"' LINES TERMINATED BY '\n' FROM sometable;