It is always a bad idea to try and squeeze lists into a single field. It will inevitably lead to you pulling your hair out in the future. Anyone who is tempted to store comma separated lists in a field because its 'easier' should spend a few minutes reading about database normalization. http://dev.mysql.com/tech-resources/articles/intro-to-normalization.html is a great place to start. Following a few simple 'rules' when developing your tables will save you the headache of trying to write overly complex SELECT queries in the future.
On Aug 6, 2:19 am, Rawna <[email protected]> wrote: > How do I store an array into the database? > Here's the view: > echo $form->input('name'); > echo $form->input('bio'); > echo $form->input('book_id', array('multiple' => true)); > > What if I got multiple books? How do I store them in the database? > Whenever I tried saving the entry I get these errors: > > Notice (8): Array to string conversion > Warning (512): SQL Error: 1054: Unknown column 'Array' in 'field list' > Query: INSERT INTO `authors` (`name`, `bio`, `book_id`) VALUES ('Chuck > Palahniuk', 'Great writer', Array) > > I created the BookController using bake BTW. > > Thanks in advance! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CakePHP" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
