def mysql(
        self,
        tableName,
        filepath=None,
        createStatement=None
    ):
        """*Render the dataset as a series of mysql insert statements*

        **Key Arguments:**
            - ``tableName`` -- the name of the mysql db table to assign the insert statements to.
            - ``filepath`` -- path to the file to write the mysql inserts content to. Default *None*
            createStatement

        **Return:**
            - ``renderedData`` -- the data rendered mysql insert statements (string format)

        **Usage:**

            .. code-block:: python

                print dataSet.mysql("testing_table")

            this output the following:

            .. code-block:: plain

                INSERT INTO `testing_table` (address,dateCreated,owner,pet) VALUES ("belfast, uk" ,"2016-09-14T16:21:36" ,"daisy" ,"dog")  ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE  address="belfast, uk", dateCreated="2016-09-14T16:21:36", owner="daisy", pet="dog" ;
                INSERT INTO `testing_table` (address,dateCreated,owner,pet) VALUES ("the moon" ,"2016-09-14T16:21:36" ,"john" ,"snake")  ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE  address="the moon", dateCreated="2016-09-14T16:21:36", owner="john", pet="snake" ;
                INSERT INTO `testing_table` (address,dateCreated,owner,pet) VALUES ("larne" ,"2016-09-14T16:21:36" ,"susan" ,"crocodile")  ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE  address="larne", dateCreated="2016-09-14T16:21:36", owner="susan", pet="crocodile" ;

            To save this rendering to file use:

            .. code-block:: python

                dataSet.mysql("testing_table", "/path/to/myfile.sql")

        """
        self.log.debug('starting the ``csv`` method')

        import re
        if createStatement and "create table if not exists" not in createStatement.lower():
            regex = re.compile(r'^\s*CREATE TABLE ', re.I | re.S)
            createStatement = regex.sub(
                "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS ", createStatement)

        renderedData = self._list_of_dictionaries_to_mysql_inserts(
            tableName=tableName,
            createStatement=createStatement
        )

        if filepath and len(self.listOfDictionaries):

            # RECURSIVELY CREATE MISSING DIRECTORIES
            if not os.path.exists(os.path.dirname(filepath)):
                os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(filepath))

            writeFile = codecs.open(filepath, encoding='utf-8', mode='w')
            writeFile.write(renderedData)
            writeFile.close()

        self.log.debug('completed the ``csv`` method')
        return renderedData