INSERT IGNORE using Codeigniter

Question

I am trying to insert a few rows into the MySQL table using Codeigniter and Active Records.

PHP Code

$data = array(\'......\');  //          


        

Answer 1

As I also encountered a similar problem, I finally chose a little bit more "elegant" solution like the one below. A complete insert_batch query that is something that uses Rocket's answer AND transactions:

$this->db->trans_start();
foreach ($items as $item) {
       $insert_query = $this->db->insert_string('table_name', $item);
       $insert_query = str_replace('INSERT INTO', 'INSERT IGNORE INTO', $insert_query);
       $this->db->query($insert_query);
    }
$this->db->trans_complete();

That will also wrap everything on a transaction resulting on a faster query like doing a insert_batch(). Well not as fast as insert_batch() but faster than a single query for each entry of course. I hope it will help someone.