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MySQL Select Multiple VALUES

lets say i have a group of number like (3,2,5) the normal way i use to split them and searching mysql to get value is to split them using explode in PHP

EXAMPLE

$string = '3,4,5';
$array = explode(',',$string);
foreach($array as $value){
    $query = 'SELECT ID FROM TABLE WHERE ID = "'.$value.'"';
}

it work like this but it make the script extremely slow

i need now if there is away to split this string into the query it self and return the result without looping with PHP ?

Answer 1

Use IN,

$string = '3,4,5';
$query = "SELECT ID FROM TABLE WHERE ID IN ($string)";