I am looking to pass a list of id’s from PHP to a MySQL stored procedure so that I can then join to this list. I know that I don’t want to pass the array as a csv list to the SP, but I’m not sure what the best practice is to do.
With SQL Server I’ve built up a xml object which I then pass to the SP and join to this. This seems a bit like overkill, and I’ve never really been sure this is actually a good idea.
Is there a simple, efficient way of taking by list of id’s in an array in PHP and passing this into a MySQL SP which I can the use in a join?
I’ve read through this related question, but haven’t found the answer I was looking for:
Parameterize an SQL IN clause
A related question that would solve my problem is this one:
PHP Array as input to Stored Procedure
But I was looking to use a stored procedure rather than building up the SQL code within PHP.
What would best practice be in this case?
Pass the array as a string parameter, then construct a query and run it using prepared statements.