PHP script looping string - php

Question

I have a string, I need to put this information into a database.
I'm not sure of the best way to manipulate the string to use with an insert script. my skill level is very low. I've read a bit about looping but dont know how or where to begin.
Is there a better way to manipulate the string to make db insert easier?
Many thanks
<?php
$date = $_SESSION['date'];
$string="UnAllocated,SUSY MCGRANAHAN,R,null,null;
UnAllocated,BERNADINE WASHER,A,null,null;
UnAllocated,DAVID KEHRER,R,null,null";
/*
I have been trying to break it down in the following way.
$new = preg_split("[;]", $string);
$x1=(explode(',', $new[1]));
$x2=(explode(',', $new[2]));
I would like to insert it into the following table
INSERT INTO table ("date, team, name, driver, car
values
('$date' ,'$x1[0]', '$x1[1]', '$x1[2]', '$x1[3]'),
('$date' ,'$x2[0]', '$x2[1]', '$x2[2]', '$x2[3]')");
*/
Table
| date | team | name | driver | car |
---------------------------------------------------------
| cur | unallocated | SUSY.. | A | null |
| cur | unallocated | BERN...| R | null |

Answer 1

You can use below code to insert into your database table.
<?php
$string="UnAllocated,SUSY MCGRANAHAN,R,null,null;
UnAllocated,BERNADINE WASHER,A,null,null;
UnAllocated,DAVID KEHRER,R,null,null";
$arr = explode(';', $string);
foreach($arr as $row){
$arr_row = explode(',', trim($row)); // Converting each line to array which can be used as values.
print_r($arr_row);
// Write your insert statement into your database.
// e.g INSERT INTO table_name (column1, column2, column3, ...) VALUES (value1, value2, value3, ...);
}
Now you can use $arr_row[0], $arr_row[1] ... and so on to build your sql.