[PHP] array - too stupid

[andreas \(@work\)]

hi,

how can i store an array in mysql ?


what i do now ( works fine  )
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a) transform the array to a § delimeted string 
// $tempItem is a § dlimited string    example: 4321§117§A123§42WQ§1243  
b) $tempItem = serialize($tempItem);

c) store it in mysql-table



and i get my array back with


d) $myItems = explode("§",unserialize($myValueFromDB));



but i think theres an easier way out there
any solutions


greetings

andreas