Question

The aim is to fetch each value(telephone number) from foreach loop and use it to query mysql database so that i can also get the name that corresponds to that number as well

<?php
if (!empty($_POST)) {
$text = $_POST['message'];
$to  = $_POST['recipients'];//this is an array  

include('mysql_connect.php');//connect to my database
mysql_select_db("my_database");

$to = explode(", ",$to);
$to = implode(" ",$to); 

if ($to != '' && $text != "") {
    $phonenumbers = explode(';', $to);
    if (!empty($phonenumbers)) {
        foreach ($phonenumbers as $phonenumber) {;

  $construct = "SELECT * FROM my_table WHERE mobile='$phonenumber'";//this is where my problem is, $phonenumber!! 
  $check = mysql_query($construct);
  while($row = mysql_fetch_array($check)){
  $name = $row[recipient_name];}//My aim is to use this name in the message body

            $filename = "/send_message";//keep all messages in this file
            $handle = fopen($filename .".LOCK", "x+");
            if ($handle != false) {
                fwrite($handle, "To: $phonenumber\n");  
                $text = "$name".$_POST['message'];//Every message   should start with recipient name
                fwrite($handle, $text);
                fclose($handle);
            }
        }
    }
}
}
?>

Answer 1

$contactListString = implode("','", $phonenumbers);
$query = "SELECT * FROM my_table WHERE mobile IN ('$contactListString')";