RightMove Array - Insert column tItles and values MySQL - php

Question

I'm getting very stuck on something that should be very easy. I am trying to parse a .BLM file using a PHP class from http://kodegeek.wordpress.com/2010/02/20/rightmove-data-parsing-php-class/
The Class works perfectly and outputs an array like this: -
Array ( [0] => Array ( [AGENT_REF] => _70 [ADDRESS_1] => 123 Main Street [POSTCODE1] => CF12 [POSTCODE2] => 4HY [FEATURE1] => Ideal Location [FEATURE2] => Only £250 per room [FEATURE3] => Three Double Bedrooms ) [2] => Array ( [AGENT_REF] => _83 [ADDRESS_1] => 45 Harriet Street [POSTCODE1] => CF24 [POSTCODE2] => 4BU [FEATURE1] => Modern [FEATURE2] => Laminate Flooring ) )
Once the array is created I want to immediately insert the array into a SQL table. Ideally this would grab the Field titles eg. [AGENT_REF] [ADDRESS_1] and create columns and insert the data as a new row per array ([0] => Array [2] => Array) etc.
I have tried something like this and a multitude of other variation and I cant seem to get it to work.
function mysql_insert_array($table, $rmdata) {
foreach ($rmdata as $field=>$value) {
$fields[] = '`' . $field . '`';
$values[] = "'" . $value . "'";
}
$field_list = join(',', $fields);
$value_list = join(', ', $values);
$query = "INSERT INTO testarray (" . $field_list . ") VALUES (" . $value_list . ")";

Answer 1

<?php
$rmdata = ARRAY();
$rmdata[0]['field1'] = 1;
$rmdata[0]['field2'] = 'two';
$rmdata[0]['field3'] = 3;
$rmdata[0]['field4'] = NULL;
$rmdata[0]['field5'] = 'five';
$rmdata[1] = $rmdata[2] = $rmdata[3] = $rmdata[0];
foreach ($rmdata AS $key => $dummy) {
$fields = ARRAY();
$values = ARRAY();
foreach ($rmdata[$key] as $field=>$value) {
if (!isset($value)) {
//$value='';
// or
//if($field=='field4') { $value=4; }
// or $values[] = "NULL";
}
if (isset($value)) {
$fields[] = $field;
$values[] = "'".$value."'";
}
}
// if (count($fields) > 0)
echo 'key: '.$key.'<br />';
$sql_fields = implode(',', $fields);
$sql_values = implode(',', $values);
print_r($sql_fields); echo '<br />';
print_r($sql_values); echo '<hr />';
}
?>

Answer 2

You must create table with the field list before insert.
If you dont have table created, you can use :
$sql = "CREATE TABLE if not exists TABLENAME (
id tinyint(4) unsigned NOT NULL auto_increment,
AGENT_REF varchar(80) NOT NULL,
ADDRESS_1 varchar(255),
POSTCODE1 varchar(6),
POSTCODE2 varchar(6),
FEATURE1 varchar(255),
FEATURE2 varchar(255),
FEATURE3 varchar(255),
PRIMARY KEY (id)
)";
mysql_query($sql,$link);
and after your function.

Answer 3

$rmdata = ARRAY();
$rmdata['field1'] = 1;
$rmdata['field2'] = 'two';
$rmdata['field3'] = 3;
$rmdata['field4'] = NULL;
$rmdata['field5'] = 'five';
$fields = ARRAY();
$values = ARRAY();
foreach ($rmdata as $field=>$value) {
if (!isset($value)) {
//$value='';
// or
//if($field=='field4') { $value=4; }
// or $values[] = "NULL";
}
if (isset($value)) {
$fields[] = $field;
$values[] = "'".$value."'";
}
}
// if (count($fields) > 0)
$sql_fields = implode(',', $fields);
$sql_values = implode(',', $values);