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Php multi-dimensional array from mysql result

I have a mysql table that looks like this: id | uid | title | description | parent 1 | 1 | Portraits | desc. | photostream 2 | 1 | Abstract | descr. | photostream and I am ...
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Multi-dimensional array vs. multiple arrays

I need help with some PHP code. I am retrieving data from a MySQL database using left joins. Based on these records I am creating nested arrays which I want to be clean, e.g.: array( [0] = array( ...
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Hierarchy commenting system php

i want to do discus/reddit/ like commenting system, i have an "id_answer" (set to 0 by defaut) field in my comment database and when user answer to another comment this field is the "id" of the parent ...
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PHP Multidimensional array to unordered list, building up url path

I have a multidimensional array in PHP produced by the great examples of icio and ftrotter (I am use ftrotterrs array in arrays variant): Turn database result into array I have made this into a ...
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PHP - Create multidimensional array via a loop based on a count

Having some trouble coming up with the right combination of count and foreach for a multidimensional array. I'm currently doing the following to create an associative array from my db's returned ...
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How do I retrieve results as multidimensional array from mySQL and PHP?

I'm just starting to learn more advanced SQL along with PHP and I'm really struggling trying to find out how to query my database for a quiz I'm building. Ultimately, I'm trying to return a json ...
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Inserting a multi-dimensional php array into a mysql database

I have an array from a csv with a similar structure to this: Array ( [0] => Array ( [0] => name [1] => age [2] => gender ) [1] => Array ( [0] => Ian [1] => 24 [2] => ...
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MySQL tables or PHP explode for business hours [closed]

I need to store business hours for 200+ unique businesses (and growing). Each business has varying hours and some are closed for lunch. In addition, a business might open at 8am one day and 9am on ...
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Unserialize from MySQL into a Multi-dimensional PHP array

I have a PHP/MySQL e-commerce site that is placing order detail information into a serialized array alongside customer address info. I want to be able to pull out the order items field, unserialize ...
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Create PHP multidimension associative array from MySQL linked tables SELECT query

I'm hoping someone could help me with this problem. Say I have 3 DB tables: Users: user_id, user_name 100, John 101, Jessica Cars: car_id, car_name 30, Corvette 31, BMW UsersCars: user_id, ...
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Is this an acceptable situation to store an array in a database?

I've been developing an application and I've run into a situation where I would like to take a snapshot of the current data. For example, in this application, users will have varying stats and be ...
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Modify an array by reference

I receive from my MySQL database a multidimensional array Array ( [0] => Array ( [page] => categorypropose [value] => baby-sitters [id] => 357960 ) [1] ...
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PHP multidimensional array + MySQLi $row array data

$category = array( "Alpha", "Beta", "Gamma", "Delta", "Epsilon", "Zeta" ); for ($count = 0; $count < 5; $count++) { $query = "SELECT * FROM random_walk WHERE category = ...
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PHP functions to parse multidimensional array?

I run a query andfetchAll() $query = "SELECT uid, kill_count FROM users WHERE curmid=:mid AND status='1'"; ... $row = $stmt->fetchAll(); that returns this array: Array ( [0] => Array ( ...
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Is there a better way to build my PHP array with search capabilities?

I operate a website which allows hundreds of clients to sell products online. When a customer visits one of my client's websites, they do so in the form www.site.com?userid=12345 On the landing ...
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mysql return multi level array

I'm working with three MySQL tables that are related in a PHP application. There are tests which have many questions, and the questions have many answers. What I would like to do is loop through the ...
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php & mysql: most efficient method to check large array against database

I have a large set of data stored in a multi-dimensional array. An example structure is as below: Array ( [1] => Array ( [0] => motomummy.com [1] => 1921 ...
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MySQL multidimensional arrays

What is the best way to store data that is dynamic in nature using MySQL? Let's say I have a table in which one item is "dynamic". For some entries I need to store one value, but for others it could ...
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Implementing a k-d tree for 'nearest neighbor' search in MYSQL?

I am designing an automated trading software for the foreign exchange market. In a MYSQL database I have years of market data at five-minute intervals. I have 4 different metrics for this data ...
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Store multidimensional array values into MySQL (PHP)

I have a large multidimensional array that I would like to store into a MySQL database. Below is an example of the array in question: Array ( [user1] => [name] => abc ... ...
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MySQL in() multidimensional array

the following works (array is filled in by another MySQL query): $array=(1,4,5,6,8); $query=SELECT * FROM table WHERE Id IN(".implode(",",$array)." But how can I do the following?: $array=( ...
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How to select multiple rows from mysql with one query and use them in php

I currently have a database like the picture below. Where there is a query that selects the rows with number1 equaling 1. When using mysql_fetch_assoc() in php I am only given the first is ...
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create a workable array from existing array in php

I have trouble understanding arrays and I was wondering if someone could help me reformat an existing array in php. This is the existing array: Array ( [item] => Array ( [0] => item ...
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php echo records from array grouped by specific record

I have two tables: ROOMS room_id>>>room_name 1 foot massage 2 face massage 3 back massage ORDERS room_id >>>start_date>>>>>>>end_date>>>>>>>>price 1 2012.09.10 ...
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html form array for each update into mysql

I have been racking my brains trying to figure this out for days and have come up short. I am trying to update rows in the database with the following form value: <input type="text" name="item[]" ...
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How do i create a 4 dimensional array from a database

I'm trying to figure out how to make this code work. Basically i have used MySQL to fetch an associative array containing multiple values. example database: database name = Products ...
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finding data in MySQL using multidimensional array data

I've been trying to search this, but I keep finding solutions to problems "MySQL to Multi-dimensional arrays" I have a multidimensional array, and I'd like to use values from the array to search ...
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1answer
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Check if the values of two columns from two tables are equal then return

I have 2 tables as follow : table1 has these fields: year,day,month,name table2 has these fields: years,gift I want to return the rows where year = years. the two queries NEED to be run ...
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1answer
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Incrementing Multidimensional Hashes in Perl

As I iterate through the rows of a mysql table, there are 2 values in each table (x,y) that I need to see what interval those two values fall between. For example if x=-21.1 and y=52.4, x would be ...
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PHP multi-dimensional array find duplicates in specific dimensions

I have the following array: $masterlist=[$companies][$fieldsofcompany][0][$number] The third dimension only exists if the field selected from $fieldsofcompany = position 2 which contains the ...
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Database to return multi-dimensional result

This is a follow-up question to my previous one. Situation: Table 1: +--------------------+--------------------+ | v_id | v_name | ...
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MySQL PHP insert data from two rows into multidimensional array

I am trying to insert data into a multidimensional array from two tables in my database, but it does something that I don't really know how to fix. First of all, here is my PHP script: if ($stmt = ...
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PHP Subtract values in Array 1 from values Array 2

So I would like to subtract stocks from $array1 and quantity from $array2, $array1= ([product_id]=>4, [stocks]=>20) $array2= ([product_id]=>4, [quantity]=>3) So that would be: $array1= ...
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1answer
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PHP parse YAML, store in DB for easy value modification, and return to original structure afterwards

I require the ability to store, modify and retrieve YAML data content in a MySQL database. My project (and question) aims: Parse .yml files into a PHP multi-dimensional array Store these into a ...
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Getting sub items using sql?

I have three tables, Entries, Tags, Entry_Tag_Link I have my query which goes through and pulls everything out of the Entries table SELECT * FROM (`blog_entries`) ORDER BY `date` desc I end up ...
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inserting multidimensional array into mysql

i want to insert data from multidimensional array into mysql but while looping it loop more than necessary. i mean i want it to enter 6 records but i got many records. i knew i have problem with my ...
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How do i get this data in the proper format?

ok so i have this query select ss.system_step_id, ss.step_number, cd.name, ssp.system_step_product_id, p.cost, ssp.class_id from system_step ss join system as s on s.system_id=ss.system_id ...
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from multi dimensional array to mysql

I have a multidimensional array called $data that is basically data extracted from a table into the array. This is how I get my array using JS_extractor: set_include_path(get_include_path() . ...
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1answer
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Build multidimensional array from mysql database using php

I have a theoretical question that I cannot seem to figure out. Imagine I have the following data in a database: Main Sub1 Sub2 a x y x t u u f g I want to ...
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1answer
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PHP MySQL Menu Sorting

Ok, so here's my table structure: +--------------------------+ +----------------+ +-------------------------------+ | pages | | menus | | menu_pages | ...
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Multidimensional PHP array stays empty

I'm trying to create a multidimensional array within a PHP function. But it doesn't seem to work. The function I wrote: //Get newsitems function getNews() { $result = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM ...
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How would I create this array structure in an HTML form?

I have the following HTML form, which is being generated dynamically from a table in a MySQL database. <form method="post" name="chapters" action="ChaptersUpdate.php"> <input type='text' ...
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How do I efficiently locate key-value pairs in a multi-dimensional PHP array?

I have an array in PHP as a result of the following query to a Wordpress database: SELECT * FROM wp_postmeta WHERE post_id = :id I am returned a multidimensional array that looks like this: Array ...
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Creating one big array from two different arrays by comparing values PHP

I have a MySQL table with reports. Fetching my reports is used by function: function fillItByRoute($lat){ global $db; $array = array(array()); $result = $db->query("SELECT * FROM reports WHERE ...
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1answer
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Creating Multidimensional Nested Array from MySQL Result with Duplicate Values (PHP)

I currently am pulling menu data out of our database using the PDO fetchAll() function. Doing so puts each row of the query results into an array in the following structure: Array ( [0] ...
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1answer
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PHP Insert Multidimensional Array into mysql

i try to store the booking booths into database based on user selection, there are 10 check boxes for each booths and user can choose which day they want to reserve booths. For each check box has it ...
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building a multidimensional array from mysql with php

I am trying to form a specific multidimensional array from a mysql result set. I would like it to look like this: array( 'product_name' => 'prod_1', 'categories' => array(1,2,3,4) ); The db ...
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replace a value in a multi dimention array- phap

I need to replace all the total values with the corresponding subtraction of start and end values. Values are come from a sql result Any help how to do that? For Ex : 12.30 - 5.00 = 7.30 15.30 - ...
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multidimensional PHP array or multiple queries to mysql DB

Hi there I'm using the PHPExcel lib which it seems to do great jobs, but in my approach it doesn't seem to be so fast. I need to generate a excel file with allot of sheets, data, formulas and ...