Arrayed Data

[viviosoft]

Hello all,

 

Okay, I have one for ya.  I have the following arrayed data:

 

<?php

$fetch = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM plist WHERE item_num REGEXP '^$param' LIMIT 5"); 

/* Retrieve and store in array the results of the query.*/

while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($fetch, MYSQL_ASSOC)) {

	$row_array['euc'] 	        = $row['euc'];
	$row_array['value'] 		= $row['item_num'];
	$row_array['item_disc'] 	= ucfirst(strtolower($row['item_disc_1']));
	$row_array['item_cost'] 	= $row['price'];

        array_push($return_arr,$row_array);
    }

?>

 

I can get the data I'm after just fine in the above array.  However,  I want to go a step further and get some more data from another table in the same database.  The data in the second table is serialized and relates to the data in the first table which is NOT serialized.  The data in the first array has a id that relates to both tables (euc).

 

I can't seem to figure out how to fetch the data from the second table that has the serialized data in it. So I can output the related data from both tables for each row fetched. 

 

I understand that UNION or JOIN might work but since the data in the second table is serialized I'm not sure those methods will work.  Any ideas how I can make this work?  Thanks for any help on this one guys!!

 

[SamT_]

If I understand correctly, you have ids in it's own column for both of the tables. What I would do is create a new array called $ids which you will fill up during the query result above. Then implode() that array using a a comma delimiter so you can then do WHERE id IN($imploded_ary).