RE: [PHP] Speed/Efficiency Question: Large array into DB

ginal Message- > From: Brent Baisley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 11 October 2005 19:35 > To: Alan Lord > Cc: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: Re: [PHP] Speed/Efficiency Question: Large array into DB > > Sounds to me like you are trying to import data. In which > c

Re: [PHP] Speed/Efficiency Question: Large array into DB

Sounds to me like you are trying to import data. In which case it would be best to create a text file and import it rather than putting PHP in the middle. But if you are going us to PHP, I would not do individual INSERTs. The overhead will really slow things down with number of inserts you

[PHP] Speed/Efficiency Question: Large array into DB

Hi All, Not being a professional programmer I am looking for some advice about the best way to do the following: I have a large multidimensional array (up to 7Mb) It contains a list of categories in a fairly normal Cat_ID and Parent_ID arrangement. The array also contains a great deal of superflu