Uploading JSON file to MYSQL using Laravel not working - php

Question

I am working on a script to upload a JSON file with all our COmpany data from our previous CRM system into a MYSQL database using laravel and i am running into an issue will parsing the json data. I have converted it to an array and run a foreach to upload each company, but it is throwing an error saying it cant convert from array to string. Im unsure what i am doing wrong here, my code is below as well as one company (all are very similar):
public function uploadCompanies()
{
$json = File::get("database/data/accounts.json");
$data = json_decode($json);
foreach($data as $item) {
DB::table('ucustomers')->insert(
[
'dynamics_guid' => $item->accountid,
'customer_code' => $item->mc_unleashedcode,
'customer_name' => $item->name,
'phone_number' => $item->telephone1,
'fax_number' => $item->fax,
'email' => $item->emailaddress1,
'website' => $item->websiteurl,
'override_reps' => [],
'updated_at' => date('Y-m-d H:i')
]
);
}
}
accounts.json
[
{
"#odata.etag": "W/\"145746454\"",
"name": "Core Pharmacy",
"opendeals": 0,
"modifiedon": "2020-08-29T14:11:19Z",
"address1_stateorprovince": "VIC",
"telephone1": "03 9338 1504",
"accountid": "5b46f158-d8ef-e911-a812-000d3a799888",
"websiteurl": null,
"mc_unleashedcode": "C1000096",
"fax": "03 9334 5030"
"emailaddress1": "tullamarine#locale.com.au",
}
]
ERROR
ErrorException
Array to string conversion
at vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Support/Str.php:488
484|
485| $result = array_shift($segments);
486|
487| foreach ($segments as $segment) {
> 488| $result .= (array_shift($replace) ?? $search).$segment;
489| }
490|
491| return $result;
492| }
+8 vendor frames
9 app/Unleashed/DynamicsUpload.php:52
Illuminate\Database\Query\Builder::insert()
10 app/Console/Commands/InsertDynamicsData.php:41
App\Unleashed\DynamicsUpload::uploadCompanies()

Answer 1

Your problem is. you try to assign array to string when insert:
public function uploadCompanies()
{
$json = File::get("database/data/accounts.json");
$data = json_decode($json);
foreach($data as $item) {
DB::table('ucustomers')->insert(
[
'dynamics_guid' => $item->accountid,
'customer_code' => $item->mc_unleashedcode,
'customer_name' => $item->name,
'phone_number' => $item->telephone1,
'fax_number' => $item->fax,
'email' => $item->emailaddress1,
'website' => $item->websiteurl,
'override_reps' => [], // error on this one
'updated_at' => date('Y-m-d H:i')
]
);
}
}
there are 2 solution to fixed it.
if you want to insert array to table direct you need to encode it like below:
public function uploadCompanies()
{
$json = File::get("database/data/accounts.json");
$data = json_decode($json);
foreach($data as $item) {
DB::table('ucustomers')->insert(
[
'dynamics_guid' => $item->accountid,
'customer_code' => $item->mc_unleashedcode,
'customer_name' => $item->name,
'phone_number' => $item->telephone1,
'fax_number' => $item->fax,
'email' => $item->emailaddress1,
'website' => $item->websiteurl,
'override_reps' => json_encode([]), // need to encode first
'updated_at' => date('Y-m-d H:i')
]
);
}
}
solution 2 is using model for create:
but first you need to cast override_reps field to array. so laravel will handle it for you
// assume you model name Customer
class Customer extends Model
{
protected $casts =[
'override_reps'=>'array',
];
}
// on controller
public function uploadCompanies()
{
$json = File::get("database/data/accounts.json");
$data = json_decode($json);
foreach($data as $item) {
Customer::create(
[
'dynamics_guid' => $item->accountid,
'customer_code' => $item->mc_unleashedcode,
'customer_name' => $item->name,
'phone_number' => $item->telephone1,
'fax_number' => $item->fax,
'email' => $item->emailaddress1,
'website' => $item->websiteurl,
'override_reps' => [],//lavavel model will encode it before insert
'updated_at' => date('Y-m-d H:i')
]
);
}
}