Insert JSON array in mysql db from a php file

Question

Hello i have a JSon array like this

   Array
  (
    [NTAy] => ALFA ROMEO
    [NTA0] => AUDI
    [NTEx] => BMW
    [NjAy] => CHEVROLET
    [NTEz] => CHRYSLER
    [NTE0] => CITROËN
    [NjAz] => DACIA
    [NjQ5] => DAEWOO
    [NTE3] => DAIHATSU
  )

and I have to insert it in a database row by row, I used

foreach ($mata as $marca_id => $marca_name){
    $line = $line. "','" . $marca_id . "','". $marca_name . "','". $marca_name;
}
$line = substr($line, 0, strlen($line)-1);
$values[$i] = $line;
++$i;

$values =implode ( $values);
echo $values;
echo "<br />";

but at the mysql insert

$data = mysql_query(" INSERT INTO jos_virtuemart_categories_ro_ro (virtuemart_category_id, category_name, slug) 
VALUES " .$values)

I get an error and can't get it to work. Can someone help me please?

Answer 1

foreach ($mata as $marca_id => $marca_name) {
    $id = intval($marca_id);
    $name = mysql_real_escape_string($marca_name);
    $values = "$id, '$name', '$name'";
    mysql_query("INSERT INTO jos_virtuemart_categories_ro_ro (virtuemart_category_id, category_name, slug) VALUES ($values)");
}

Answer 2

Why not use prepared statements? Especially if you're taking user generated data and entering it into your database.

That and it looks like you're final SQL query will look like this

INSERT INTO jos_virtuemart_categories_ro_ro (virtuemart_category_id, category_name, slug) 
VALUES 'NTAy','ALFA ROMEO','ALFA ROMEO','NTA0','AUDI','AUDI' etc

You would have to break this up into multiple queries