How to store and retrieve array fields and value pairs in a text field in php

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I have an array that looks something like this

array( 'cars' => 10, 'trucks' => 20, 'computers' => 50 );

Now I want to store the field and value pairs in a database field. I also want to be able to retrieve it so the array will be in the same form as it was.

Community · Accepted Answer · 2020-06-20 09:12:55Z

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That's what serialize() is for

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The serialize() function gets (almost) any type of value as an arguments, and outputs a storable string.

When you want to retrieve the value from the database, you use unserialize()

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Saif Bechan Over a year ago

Oh that's right. I thought this only took the values, but is does take them in pairs. Really stupid of me, sorry. Will accept answer.

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