Inserting a multi-dimensional php array into a mysql database

Question

I have an array from a csv with a similar structure to this:

$array = array(
    array(\'name\', \'age\', \'gender\'),
    array(\'Ian\', 24, \'male\'),
    a         


        

Answer 1

for this array you could do something as simple as this:

$array = csv_array(); // this is your array from csv

$col_name = $array[0][0];
$col_age = $array[0][1];
$col_gender = $array[0][2];

for($i = 1; $i < count($array); $i++){
    //this is where your sql goes
    $sql = "INSERT INTO `table` ($col_name, $col_age, $col_gender) 
    VALUES($array[$i][0], $array[$i][1], $array[$i][2])";

    $db->query($sql);
}

You should sanitize input, which I didn't do in my example. If your array structure isn't guaranteed to be the same then you'll have to do something else.