The joys of serializing data

[MUG]

Note that you can't serialize resources (such as a mysql connection) so the example posted won't work.

[filburt1]

The example itself should work, though, because $DB_site is just an object that never stores a result handle (at least not permanently).

[MUG]

Today at 09:39 PM filburt1 said this in Post #3
The example itself should work, though, because $DB_site is just an object that never stores a result handle (at least not permanently).

One of the variables in $DB_site is $link_id and that can't be serialized.
$query_id can't be serialized either.

In order to run $DB_site->query(), $link_id has to be a valid MySQL connection resource.

[filburt1]

Oh, good point

But the concept is there

[Boofo]

Great! A thread on serializing.

I'm just starting to learn this. Maybe you can answer this question, filburt. How do we determine this when making the query for the datstore?

PHP Code:

"newusers";s:1:"0";s:14:"getthreadviews";s:1:"0";s:9: 

That's a snippet of caode we're using. What are the s:1 and the s:9 (and s:14) for? I know the zero is for the default value. And is there an easier way to list this so it can be added to easily?

[Andreas]

s(tring)Length)1Value)"0";s(tring)Length)14Value)"getthreadviews";

I'd guess.

[Boofo]

Why would you need 2 string lengths in there?

[Andreas]

PHP Code:

s:1:"0";s:14:"getthreadviews" 

Arn't there two strings - "0" (length 1) and "getthreadviews" (length 14)?

[Boofo]

Ahhh, ok, now I understand.

Thank you, sir.