Matching array value to text

[drummer101]

So I've got two ways to go about this problem, and I'm not entirely sure which would be better.

 

I've got a database table, with all the ID's and text to match.

 

Array (

    [item1] => '2359',

    [item2] => '8392',

    [item3] => '8938',

    [item4] => '3127',

    [item5] => '3289'

)

 

id        name

2359  eggs

3127  milk

3289  cheese

8392  wine

8938  bread

 

How would I go about matching my table name values to the display of the array?

 

Well I guess since the items will go in a table separate of the master list of items, I could just join on the id and then pull the name from that?

 

Am I on the right track?