Insert array values + single form values into all rows - php

Question

I am trying to insert values from a form into my mysql database. I have single value forms + array values from the form. How can I insert the array values into my database with the single form values attached to all rows?
The HTML:
Start:<br>
<input type="text" name="start" id="start">
End:<br>
<input type="text" name="end" id="end">
<input type="text" name="item[]" placeholder="Manufacturer #" /><br>
<input type="text" name="description[]" placeholder="Description" /><br>
<input type="text" name="item[]" placeholder="Manufacturer #" /><br>
<input type="text" name="description[]" placeholder="Description" /><br>
<input type="text" name="item[]" placeholder="Manufacturer #" /><br>
<input type="text" name="description[]" placeholder="Description" /><br>
The PHP:
if (isset($_POST['submit']))
{
$link = mysql_connect('localhost', 'user', 'pass');
if (!$link) {
die('Could not connect: ' . mysql_error());
}
mysql_select_db("mydb") or die(mysql_error());
echo 'Connected successfully';
$query = "INSERT INTO agreement (start, end, item_number, item_description) VALUES ";
foreach($_POST['item'] as $i => $item)
{
// Get values from post.
$item = mysql_real_escape_string($item);
$description = mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['description'][$i]);
$start = mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['start'][$i]);
$end = mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['end'][$i]);
// Add to database
$query = $query." ('$start','$end','$item','$description') ,";
}
$query = substr($query,0,-1); //remove last char
$result = mysql_query($query);
}
I will be changing the code to mysqli/pdo, I know that the current code is unsecure.
Any help is appreciated, thanks!

Answer 1

Just use $_POST['start'] and $_POST['end'] without array access since they will be the same each time. You can use array access for item and description.