How to insert data using mysql encode function in codeigniter - php

Question

I am using Codeigniter and I want to encode my string using encode() function in Mysql. Is there a way to use that function using $this->db->insert($table_name, $data); in Codeigniter? Here is my sample codes:
CI controller:
$data_array('id' => 1, 'name' => 'Juan Dela Cruz');
$this->load->model('data_mdl');
$this->data_mdl->_insert($data_array);
CI model:
public function _insert($data) {
return $this->db->insert($table_name, $data);
}
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

Answer 1

I solve my problem by using $this->db->set() function in my CI model.
public function _insert($data) {
$this->db->set('name', 'ENCODE(\'' . $data['name'] . '\', \'mysecretkey\')', false);
unset($data['name']);
return $this->db->insert($table_name, $data);
}
I don't know if this is the right way but it solved my problem.

Answer 2

Why don't you simple encode your data then send it.
$this->db->insert($table_name, encode($data));
or
$data = array();
$data = encode($data);
$this->db->insert($table_name, $data);
or
$data = array();
$data = 'ENCODE('. $data .')';
$this->db->insert($table_name, $data);
EDITED FROM HERE:
The MYSQL function Encode() just as the name suggests encodes the data, you then unencode that data using the reverse function.
My suggestion would be to use something simple as base64_encode which works with the same principle with a reverse function, base64_decode.
In that case you would use this following code: SOLUTION 1
CI controller:
// ENCODING
$data_array = array('id' => 1, 'name' => 'Juan Dela Cruz');
$serialized = serialize($data_array);
$encoded = base64_encode($serialized);
$this->load->model('data_mdl');
$this->data_mdl->_insert($encoded);
// DECODING
$encoded = //DO QUERY HERE TO GET ENCODED DATA;
$decoded = base64_decode($encoded);
$unserialized = unserialize($decoded);
CI model:
public function _insert($data) {
return $this->db->insert($table_name, $data);
}
You can also use CI inbuilt encrypt library: SOLUTION 2
More details can be found here: https://www.formget.com/codeigniter-encrypt/