Inserting multiple values of an array into database - php

Question

I am trying to read a file of data and insert into a table in mySQL. I have tried building an array and imploding, as well as a foreach loop like this one but only get back the first row of the table.
<?php
$str = file_get_contents('-');
$con = mysqli_connect('-', '-', '-','-');
$dataArray = explode("|",$str);
$blahArray = array();
foreach($dataArray as $info){
$pD = unserialize($info);
$pD->*->*->*;
$pL = $pD->*->*->*[0];
$blah = $pL->BLAH;
array_push($blahArray,$blah);
}
foreach($blahArray as $val){
$sql = "INSERT INTO table (BLAH)
VALUES('$val')";
mysqli_query($con,$sql);
}
?>
I have a lot more datafields to enter but for debugging am just trying the one. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Answer 1

I can't say for certain what is wrong with your code, but here is a modification you can make which might tell you what is going on:
foreach($apnArray as $val) {
$sql = "INSERT INTO property (APN) VALUES('$val')";
$result = mysqli_query($con, $sql);
if (false===$result) {
printf("error: %s\n", mysqli_error($con));
}
}
Check for two things. First, make sure that you are in fact looping 90 times. Second, see if each INSERT query be executing with or without error.
Update:
Based on your comment, it appears that you have a primary key with a unique constraint, which is not set to autoincrement. In your INSERT query, you are only setting a value for the APN column and nothing else. This means that MySQL is using a default value (0) for this primary key. The solution to your problem is to pass in a unique value for the primary key or to set that primary key column to autoincrement.

Answer 2

Try this:
$sql = "INSERT INTO property (APN)
VALUES";
foreach ($apnArray as $val) {
$sql .= "('$val'),";
}
$sql = trim($sql, ",");
mysqli_query($con, $sql);