MYSQL multiple insert in codeigniter [duplicate]

Answer 1

You need to be clear about your reason for wanting to insert multiple rows in a single statement. Is it for performance?

Frameworks are for programming productivity and convenience, but not necessarily performance. I agree with the answer given by @Udi Mosayev -- use the framework API in its simplest usage.

If you are inserting a small number of rows, the difference between inserting one row per statement and multiple rows per statement is insignificant.

If have a large number of rows and you really need them to insert with high-performance, nothing beats LOAD DATA INFILE. Your attempts to optimize usage of INSERT are being penny-wise and pound-foolish. Even dumping your PHP array into a tmpfile and then loading it LOAD DATA is faster than using INSERT.

Answer 2

If you are going to insert really big number of rows you should do it in single query. I don't think that CI is doing it right. PS:Don't forget about mysql maximum query size.

Answer 3

Of course. Just use $this->db->insert('dbTableName', $arrayOfData). The array of data is field->value, and field is the column name in you table inside the DB.

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