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PHP storing a two dimensional array in a database

Asked by allanch08 in PHP Scripting Language, PHP and Databases

Tags: PHP, MYSQL

Hello experts,

This is my first foray into multidimensional arrays. Can someone tell me what is the best way to store values in a multidimensional an array in a database. For single arrays I use 'implode' and save as a string and if I need to access the values I use 'explode'. Can this be done for multidimensional arrays and is this the best way of doing it or do I need to use 'serialize'? I've enclosed a snippet of the code I've started. Thanks

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             $user_id = 00001;
$note = 'Hello world';
 
// Create array.
$message = array(array(''.$user_id.'', ''.$note.''));				
 
foreach ($message as $key) {
	foreach ($key as $key1=>$value) {
		echo $value;
	}
}
 
// Result
00001Hello world

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PHP storing a two dimensional array in a database

Asked by allanch08 in PHP Scripting Language, PHP and Databases

Tags: PHP, MYSQL

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