Question

How can I get this array to have a row per value, e.g.

array('item1', 'item2', 'item3', 'item4');

I want them to be stored a row each seperately, not into one row.

Answer 1

$sql = "INSERT INTO table_name (`column_name`) VALUES (" . implode("), (", $array) . ")";

Something like that should do it. The SQL statement construct is called “extended inserts”.

The implode() method basically glues together an array with a certain characters. See the man on it for more information.

EDIT

To appease the masses, you should run an array_filter on the array to make sure the data is properly escaped to avoid errors and sql injection: IE:

$array = array_filter($array, 'mysql_real_escape_string');

The filter portion is “untested”, just a rough example. The reason it was left out originally was the fact that no actual sql code was shown and my assumption was that the user had previously taken this into account.