(PHP3 >= 3.0.5, PHP4 )
serialize --
Generates a storable representation of a value
Description
string serialize (mixed value)
Serialize() returns a string containing a
byte-stream representation of value that
can be stored anywhere.
This is useful for storing or passing PHP values around without
losing their type and structure.
To make the serialized string into a PHP value again, use
unserialize(). Serialize()
handles the types integer, double,
string, array (multidimensional) and
object (object properties will be serialized, but
methods are lost).
Example 1. Serialize() example
// $session_data contains a multi-dimensional array with session
// information for the current user. We use serialize() to store
// it in a database at the end of the request.
$conn = odbc_connect ("webdb", "php", "chicken");
$stmt = odbc_prepare ($conn,
"UPDATE sessions SET data = ? WHERE id = ?");
$sqldata = array (serialize($session_data), $PHP_AUTH_USER);
if (!odbc_execute ($stmt, &$sqldata)) {
$stmt = odbc_prepare($conn,
"INSERT INTO sessions (id, data) VALUES(?, ?)");
if (!odbc_execute($stmt, &$sqldata)) {
/* Something went wrong. Bitch, whine and moan. */
}
}
|
|