RE: [PHP] Stumped...

Check out: http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.serialize.php Timothy Hitchens (HiTCHO) Open Platform Consulting e-mail: tim@hitcho.com.au > -----Original Message----- > From: Stephen [mailto:webmaster@melchior.us] > Sent: Thursday, 9 January 2003 12:13 PM > To: Timothy Hitchens (HiTCHO) > Cc: PHP List > Subject: Re: [PHP] Stumped... > > > How would I serialise it? I can make the numbers into an > array, but if I echo the array itself, I'd get "Array" and I > need the number in the db, not the word... > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Timothy Hitchens (HiTCHO)" <phplists@hitcho.com.au> > To: "'Stephen'" <webmaster@melchior.us> > Cc: "'PHP List'" <php-general@lists.php.net> > Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 9:09 PM > Subject: RE: [PHP] Stumped... > > > : What you can do it simply get the data and create an array > serialise the > : array and sent it to > : the database ... the issue that arises from this is that you can't > : select if that record has > : 45 and 786 etc etc > : > : The other option you have is to create a table then a > second table that > : has entries that show > : you which numbers it has: > : > : Table 1: > : > : Code > : Name > : etc > : > : Table 2: > : > : Code > : Number > : > : You will end up with multiple numbers listed in table 2 but > you can then > : easily find everyone with number 45. > : > : > : > : Timothy Hitchens (HiTCHO) > : Open Platform Consulting > : e-mail: tim@hitcho.com.au > : > : > -----Original Message----- > : > From: Stephen [mailto:webmaster@melchior.us] > : > Sent: Thursday, 9 January 2003 12:00 PM > : > To: Timothy Hitchens (HiTCHO) > : > Cc: PHP List > : > Subject: Re: [PHP] Stumped... > : > > : > > : > I will later select them and display them to be edited, but > : > other then that, not really... > : > > : > > : > ----- Original Message ----- > : > From: "Timothy Hitchens (HiTCHO)" <phplists@hitcho.com.au> > : > To: "'Stephen'" <webmaster@melchior.us>; "'PHP > List'" > : > <php-general@lists.php.net> > : > Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 8:58 PM > : > Subject: RE: [PHP] Stumped... > : > > : > > : > : Do you require searching of this data eg... select via > : > these numbers or > : > : not?? > : > : > : > : > : > : Timothy Hitchens (HiTCHO) > : > : Open Platform Consulting > : > : e-mail: tim@hitcho.com.au > : > : > : > : > : > : -----Original Message----- > : > : From: Stephen [mailto:webmaster@melchior.us] > : > : Sent: Thursday, 9 January 2003 11:56 AM > : > : To: PHP List > : > : Subject: [PHP] Stumped... > : > : > : > : > : > : Sorry for so many questions but this should be the last one > : > for a while. > : > : > : > : I have a form that I want to insert into a MySQL table. > This form is > : > : based on how many entries a user wants to enter. For > example, a user > : > : wants to type in 12 names, so 12 form fields appear. Or > : > they want 50, 50 > : > : appear. What I want to do is store them all into a > database, but for > : > : one, I can't quit figure out how I can insert them, and > : > second, even if > : > : I did know how, I couldn't possibly make enough tables > : > unless I made 999 > : > : since I put the char limit to 3 digits. How could I work > : > this keeping in > : > : mine any number between 1 and 999 could be entered and > : > without making > : > : 999 tables? > : > : > : > : Thanks, > : > : Stephen Craton > : > : http://www.melchior.us > : > : > : > : "What's the point in appearance if your true love, doesn't > : > care about > : > : it?" -- http://www.melchior.us > : > : > : > : > : > : > : > > : > > : > : > : > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >