How to insert array of array in phpmyadmin using php - php

Question

I am trying to insert an array of row in database and every row of array contain 3 another rows.
foreach($type as $a=>$b)
{
$sql="INSERT INTO `actual_regular` (`employee`, `sex`, `caste`, `family`, `local`, `worked_month`, `incash`, `total_salary`) VALUES ('$type[$a]', '$sex_actual[$a]', '$caste_actual[$a]', '$family_actual[$a]', '$employee_actual[$a]', '$worked_month[$a]', '$cash_actual[$a]', '$salary_actual[$a]');";
mysql_query($sql);
Above will insert array of rows. Every rows contain 3 rows that will be inserted in new table
$insert = "INSERT INTO `more_regular` (`product_detail`, `unit`, `quantity`, `price`) VALUES ('$detail_product[0]', '$unit[0]', '$quantity[0]', '$price[0]');";
$insert = "INSERT INTO `more_regular` (`product_detail`, `unit`, `quantity`, `price`) VALUES ( '$detail_product[1]', '$unit[1]', '$quantity[1]', '$price[1]');";
$insert = "INSERT INTO `more_regular` (`product_detail`, `unit`, `quantity`, `price`) VALUES ('$detail_product[2]', '$unit[2]', '$quantity[2]', '$price[2]');";
mysql_query($insert);
} // above foreach ends here
I mean there are multiple rows need to be inserted in table actual_regular every rows contain 3 more rows. These 3 rows are inserted in table more_regular.

Answer 1

Use single insert query for three insert operations like this:
<?php
$insert = "INSERT INTO `more_regular` (`product_detail`, `unit`, `quantity`, `price`) VALUES ";
$values = array();
foreach ($type as $a=>$b) {
$values[] = "('$detail_product[0]', '$unit[0]', '$quantity[0]', '$price[0]')";
$values[] = " ( '$detail_product[1]', '$unit[1]', '$quantity[1]', '$price[1]')";
$values[] = " ('$detail_product[2]', '$unit[2]', '$quantity[2]', '$price[2]')";
} // above foreach ends here
if (! empty($values)) {
$insert .= implode(', ', $values);
}
mysql_query($insert);
?>
Basically, the logic is:
INSERT INTO TABLE (ID, NAME) VALUES
(1,'Andrew'),
(2,'Glenn'),
(3,'Marvel');