Insert an array in a database - php

Question

I have a wordpress page where i got a option list filled with an array. Code below:
$option = array("Zomervakantie", "Goede vrijdag", "Vrijdag na HV", "Bijzonder verlof", "Medisch", "Leeftijdsuren", "Bapo-uren", "EHBO-uren", "Compensatieverlof",
"3 en 4e paasdag", "Meivakantie", "Herfstvakantie");
echo "Selecteer hier je type verlof: ";
echo "<br />" . "<br />";
echo "<select id='selectList' name='selectList'>";
foreach ( $option as $list )
{
echo "<option value='" . $list . "'>" . $list . "</option>";
}
echo "</select>";
When i'm trying to insert this the whole query doesn't work anymore.
This is a part of my query: $wpdb->insert('table',array(column=>$_POST['selectList']));
I'm using a wordpress query.
Anyone knows what the correct way to insert this in a database? i'm using phpmyadmin.
Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

My knowledge of wordpress is very limited.
However, this appears to be invalid PHP to me (unless 'column' is a wordpress constant):
$wpdb->insert('table',array(column=>$_POST['selectList']));
Try
$wpdb->insert('table',array('column'=>$_POST['selectList']));
If you don't already, you should get an IDE which points out syntax errors as you type, such as Netbeans or PHPStorm. I assume Eclipse also does this.

Answer 2

You can insert a array directly to database just use these code
$option = array("Zomervakantie", "Goede vrijdag", "Vrijdag na HV", "Bijzonder verlof", "Medisch", "Leeftijdsuren", "Bapo-uren", "EHBO-uren", "Compensatieverlof",
"3 en 4e paasdag", "Meivakantie", "Herfstvakantie");
$wpdb->insert('table',$option);

Answer 3

If you want to store an array in a database, you can serialize it, or encode it in JSON (there is a PHP function for JSON encoding). It becomes a String, which you can store easily.
It works with objects too.
Example :
$array = array("1" => "PHP code tester Sandbox Online",
"foo" => "bar", 5 , 5 => 89009,
"case" => "Random Stuff",
"PHP Version" => phpversion()
);
$string = json_encode ($array);
echo($string);
echo "\n";
$array2 = json_decode($string);
foreach( $array2 as $key => $value ){
echo $key."\t=>\t".$value."\n";
}