MySql Update Query to insert JSON values - mysql

Question

In MySql I have two tables: staff and certifications. There is a one-to-many relationship where staff.pk = certifications.fk.
For each staff member, I need to insert their multiple certifications.name values into a JSON column in the staff table.
I also need to be able to read this as an array cast in a Laravel - does that mean it needs to be a JSON array, rather than a JSON object?
UPDATE:
I need to do this as a batch process, since I have many thousands of records to process. That's why I am concencentrating on the raw SQL. Instantiating Eloquent models would not work from a performance perspective.

Answer 1

you can use Accessors & Mutators
namespace App;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
class Staff extends Model
{
//assuming you have certificates column in staff table to store json data
public function setCertificatesAttribute($certificates)
{
$this->attributes['certificates'] = json_encode($certificates);
}
public function getCertificatesAttribute()
{
if($certificates != null){
return json_decode($certificates, true); //force to array
}
return []; //default empty array
}
}
Now if you create or update staff
Staff::create([
'name' => 'Staff1',
'certificates' => ['certificate1', 'certificate2']
]);
Then it will automatically saved as a json data in your staff table. And when you fetch data using $staff->certificates then it will return you array.
hope it may solve your problem