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An API I am querying returns the following data which I've used json_decode to put into an array. I need to extract certain values for inserting into a MySQL database. In the example below (which only has one ID), I want to insert ID = 4229850 and 2011 (the value of the field Vanguard). I'm can't figure out how to navigate through the array and generate the appropriate insert statement.

Array 
    ( 
    [Contacts] => Array 
        ( 
        [0] => Array 
            ( 
            [Id] => 4229850 [Url] => https://abc.com 
            [FirstName] => Mol 
            [LastName] => Thompson 
            [FieldValues] => Array 
                (
                [0] => Array 
                    (
                    [FieldName] => Profile last updated [Value] => 
                    ) 
                [1] => Array 
                    (
                    [FieldName] => First name [Value] => Mol 
                    [CustomAccessLevel] => Public
                    )
                [2] => Array 
                    (
                    [FieldName] => Last name [Value] => Thompson 
                    )
                [3] => Array 
                    (
                    [FieldName] => e-Mail [Value] => [email protected]
                    )
                [4] => Array 
                    (
                    [FieldName] => Vanguard [Value] => 2011
                    ) 
                )
            )
        ) 
    )
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you want to retrieve above mentioned value and insert it to database? –  Joke_Sense10 Oct 19 '13 at 6:31
    
These are two separate questions. Using MySQL with PHP is well documented, as are Arrays (Example #6). –  Tim Oct 19 '13 at 6:32
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$field1=$yourArray['contacts'][0]['Id'] //Value 4229850
$field2=$yourArray['contacts'][0]['FieldValues'][4]['Value'] //Value 2011

Using PDO Methods

$sql = "INSERT INTO yourTable (field1,field2) VALUES (:field1,:field2)";
$q = $conn->prepare($sql);
$q->execute(array(':field1'=>$field1,
                  ':field2'=>$field2));

Using mysql_query function

mysql_query("INSERT INTO yourTable (field1,field2) VALUES ('$field1','$field2')");
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Brilliant. Thanks. It works perfectly. –  user2897132 Oct 19 '13 at 8:12
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Happy that it helped. Can you mark this as accepted if it really worked for you? –  Jenson M John Oct 19 '13 at 8:37
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