| Re: implode/explode vs serialize/unserialize [message #178306 is a reply to message #178303] |
Wed, 30 May 2012 16:57   |
Jerry Stuckle
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On 5/30/2012 9:26 AM, bill wrote:
> On 5/29/2012 10:19 AM, Erwin Moller wrote:
>> On 5/29/2012 3:24 PM, bill wrote:
>>> Would one of the more knowledgeable folk discuss when it is
>>> appropriate
>>> to use implode/explode and when it is appropriate to use
>>> serialize/unserialize.
>>>
>>> It seems that for 1D arrays implode is better in that is only
>>> adds 1
>>> character per array element and serialize adds many.
>>>
>>> For objects, serialze is the only way to go.
>>>
>>> in between ?
>>>
>>> bill
>>
>> That is a vague question without more context.
>> Shooting from the hip I would suggest you use serialize only if
>> you need to store/transport a complex structure.
>> And use implode and explode only when you want to create a string
>> from a simple array (no arrays in arrays), and the other way around.
>>
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> Erwin,
>
> Your shot from the hip is exactly what I was looking for - thanks.
>
> As a learner of PHP, the context is that both are used to convert arrays
> to a form that can be stored in a mysql database.
>
> bill
Which would violate rdb normalization rules...
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