Array is returning "Array" instead of the actual values of the array

Question

I have an array of values that I am trying to output to a string using the following code:

$arrayINS = explode(", ", $arraystring);
foreach ($arrayINS as &$array1INS) {
    $array1INS = "(" . $arrayINS . ", 'Some Text Here')";
}
$arrayvaluesINS = implode(', ', $arrayINS);

Now, let's say that the $arraystring = 25145, 25064, 24812. I would expect echo $arrayvaluesINS to be

(25145, 'Some text here'), (25064, 'Some text here'), (24812, 'Some text here')

But instead what I get is:

(Array, 'Some text here'), (Array, 'Some text here'), (Array, 'Some text here')

What am I doing wrong?

Answer 1

$arrayINS is the array.

$array1INS = "(" . $arrayINS . ", 'Some Text Here')";

should be

$array1INS = "(" . $array1INS . ", 'Some Text Here')";

Next time use meaningful variable name.

Answer 2

You're using $array1INS as the iteration variable in the for, but then in the next line, you use $arrayINS in the assignment (which is an Array) and overwrite what you had put in $array1INS. Try this:

foreach ($arrayINS as &$item) {
   $array1INS = "(" . $item . ", 'Some Text Here')";
}