insert multiple rows via a php array into mysql

Question

I\'m passing a large dataset into a MySQL table via PHP using insert commands and I\'m wondering if its possible to insert approximately 1000 rows at a time via a query othe

Answer 1

I know this is an old query, but I was just reading and thought I'd add what I found elsewhere:

mysqli in PHP 5 is an ojbect with some good functions that will allow you to speed up the insertion time for the answer above:

$mysqli->autocommit(FALSE);
$mysqli->multi_query($sqlCombined);
$mysqli->autocommit(TRUE);

Turning off autocommit when inserting many rows greatly speeds up insertion, so turn it off, then execute as mentioned above, or just make a string (sqlCombined) which is many insert statements separated by semi-colons and multi-query will handle them fine.

Hope this helps someone save time (searching and inserting!)

R