On Tue, 8 Mar 2016 at 18:56 dealtek@xxxxxxxxx <dealtek@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > newbie mysql select help needed. > > > this works fine... > > $sth = $pdo->prepare("SELECT * FROM table1 where id IN (1,2,3)" > > > > but with an array like... > > $mylist = array("1","2","3"); > or > $mylist = array(1,2,3); > > these fail... > $sth = $pdo->prepare("SELECT * FROM table1 where id IN $mylist" > or > $sth = $pdo->prepare("SELECT * FROM table1 where id IN ($mylist)" > > > I get error : Array to string conversion... > > Q: Can anyone help me fix this? > Look at http://php.net/implode -Stuart