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Adding CSV data into a MySQL Database - arrays, implodes, explodes!

Asked by SamDavis in PHP and Databases, PHP Scripting Language, MySQL Server

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Hi, I have a CSV file that looks like the following...

TVWB09285~28 Dec 2007 13:57~DARRELL LITCHFIELD~THE JNP PARTNERSHIP~Address Line 1~-~HIGH WYCOMBE~Mainland UK~-~HP13 6LJ~DARRELL LITCHFIELD~01234567890~-~-~1~0~dl@xxx.co.uk~~UNI PLASMA TILT~phone order~~

TVWB09283~28 Dec 2007 13:16~Barbara Thomas~C P M~Address Line 1~Warrington~Mainland UK~-~WA4 6QS~Barbara Thomas~01234567890~C P M~-~3~0~barbara.thomas@xxx.com~~TV-FMEGA~~~

TVWB09282~28 Dec 2007 13:14~m gunn~~Address Line 1~-~Forres~Mainland UK~-~IV36 2US~m gunn~01234567890~-~-~1~0~billthebike@gmail.com~~TVW-33~~~

TVWB09281~28 Dec 2007 13:15~Mr B Andrews~~Address Line 1~-~Orpington~Mainland UK~-~BR6 8PD~Mr B Andrews~01234567890~-~-~1~0~barrysandya@googlemail.com~~TVW-32~~~

TVWB09280~28 Dec 2007 13:12~Mr Oliver~Cassis~Address Line 1~-~Broadstairs~Mainland UK~-~CT10 3QY~Mr Oliver~01234567890~Cassis~-~1~0~dave@xxx.com~~TVW-34~phone order~~

I need to enter this data into a MySQL database in a single fell swoop.  On the above data I have separated each separate "row" the a line space.  Obviously, in all realism, there won't be a line space within the CSV.  However, if required, I am able to add a special character before the order number (TWVB0XXXX) in order to make this clarification possible.

So I have created my database with the following fields, which the above data needs to be inserted into, in the order specified...

ref_id
order_number
date
name
company_name
address1
address2
towncity
county
na1
postcode
deliveryname
telephone
companybackup
na2
items
na3
email
na4
bagsize
weight
deliveryinstructions
na5

Can anyone help me do this.  I am good at basic level PHP, but when it gets to doing functions within functions, which this appears to be, this is where I get awful confused and mixed up.

I am assuming (maybe incorrectly) I have to explode the above data, into each row required to be added - and then I need to explode each row with the ~ charatcer in order to insert it into the DB.

I just dont know how to do it!  Any help appreciated :)Start Free Trial
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