Question

I have a csv file which contains 2000 data in one single column. The data format is like following:

name 100/1
name 100/2
name 105/6 
 ...

So the general format is ‘text integer_one/integer_two’ Now I want it to store in a mysql database table with 2 columns. column_1 should have the data integer_one, and column_2 should have the data integer_two

How can I do this using php to push the data into mysql?

Answer 1

First start by extracting your values. If all your data is formated like in your example, you can use a simple explode.

$lines = explode(",", $data); // $data should be your file extracted into a string
foreach ($lines as $line) {
    $temp = explode(" ", $line);
    $name = $temp[0];
    $temp_2 = explode("/", $temp[1]);
    $integer_1 = $temp_2[0];
    $integer_2 = $temp_2[1];

    $query = "INSERT INTO table_two_columns SET name = '{$name}', integer_1 = '{$integer_1}', integer_2 = '{$integer_2}'";
}

Well that’s my take on your problem.