Why won't this Array Insert into my MYSQL table? [duplicate] - php

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I have an array. The array is multidimensional and works fine in regards to being imploded. Then when I make an attempt in order to insert the array into the database, each multidimensional array, per row. It won't go in. Only the final row inserts itself, but after trying this new code, which doesn't insert anything, I am stuck. By the way, I have lost the previous code:
foreach ($links as $link) {
$output = array(
"title" => Titles($link),
"link" => $link,
"description" => getMetas($link),
"keywords" => getKeywords($link)
);
if (empty($output["description"])) {
$output["description"] = getWord($link);
}
$data[] = '"' . implode('" , "', $output) . '"';
}
mysql_query( "INSERT INTO search (title, description , keywords, link)
VALUES (" . $data . ")" );

Answer 1

Because you are assigning the result of implode to $data[], i.e. the next available array element of $data. In this case, you want to assign the result of implode to just $data.
If you print the generated SQL, you would probably just get INSERT INTO ...... VALUES(Array).

Answer 2

the query mysql_query( "INSERT INTO search (title, description , keywords, link)
VALUES (" . $data . ")" ); needs to be inside the foreach loop.
foreach ($links as $link) {
$output = array(
"title" => Titles($link), //dont know what Titles is, variable or string?
"link" => $link,
"description" => getMetas($link),
"keywords" => getKeywords($link)
);
if (empty($output["description"])) {
$output["description"] = getWord($link);
}
$data = '"' . implode('" , "', $output) . '"';
$success = mysql_query( "INSERT INTO search (title, description , keywords, link)
VALUES (" . $data . ")" );
if( $success)
echo $link . ' row inserted';
}

Answer 3

Your INPUT syntax only populates one row.
To add all the rows in one MYSQL query you would change the code as follows:
$data = "";
foreach ($links as $link) {
$output = array(
"title" => Titles($link),
"link" => $link,
"description" => getMetas($link),
"keywords" => getKeywords($link)
);
if (empty($output["description"])) {
$output["description"] = getWord($link);
}
$data .= '("' . implode('", "', $output) . '"), '; // add each row in parenthesis.
}
mysql_query( "INSERT INTO search (title, description , keywords, link)
VALUES " . $data );
Also, your mysql code has all been deprecated, and you should convert over to mysqli as soon as you can.