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How do I explode a column in mysql database laravel

I have a table that has a column called year. The year column contains data such as 2022-2023. I want to separate 2022 from 2023 using explode(), but it is not working. It stops at the first row.

public function extractEndYear()
{
    $experience = Experience::all();

    foreach ($experience as $item) 
    {
        print  $item->year . "<br />";
        dd(explode("-", $item->year));
    }
}
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    To explore a column in a MySQL database using Laravel, you can utilize the DB facade and raw SQL queries. Here’s an example of how you can explode a column and retrieve the values as separate rows:

    use IlluminateSupportFacadesDB;

// Specify the table name and column to explode
$tableName = 'your_table_name';
$columnName = 'your_column_name';

// Run the SQL query using the DB facade
$results = DB::select(DB::raw("SELECT TRIM(value) AS exploded_value FROM $tableName, unnest(SPLIT($columnName, ',')) AS value"));

// Loop through the results to access the exploded values
foreach ($results as $result) {
    $explodedValue = $result->exploded_value;
    // Do something with each exploded value
    // For example, you can insert the values into a new table or perform any required operations
}
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    The dd() function in Laravel is a debugging helper that stands for "dump and die". It’s commonly used to dump the contents of a variable or an expression and then terminate the script execution. When you call dd(), it will display the output and halt the program execution.

    In your code, you’re using dd(explode("-", $item->year)); inside the foreach loop to display the result of the explode() function. However, since dd() terminates the execution, you’re only seeing the result for the first row, and the loop doesn’t continue to the next iteration.

    If you want to see the result for all the rows, you have a couple of options. One option is to remove the dd() function or comment it out after you’ve inspected the output for the first row. This way, the loop will continue and display the results for subsequent rows.

    Alternatively, you can use the dump() function instead of dd(). The dump() function works similarly to dd() by displaying the output, but it doesn’t halt the execution. This allows the loop to continue and show the results for all rows in the year column.

    To use dump() in your code, replace dd(explode("-", $item->year)); with dump(explode("-", $item->year));.

    Like This:

    public function extractEndYear()
{
    $experience = Experience::all();

    foreach ($experience as $item) 
    {
        print  $item->year . "<br />";
        dump(explode("-", $item->year));
    }
}

    This will output the result of explode() for each row in the loop without stopping the execution.

    Remember to remove or adjust any debugging code, including dump() or dd(), once you’re done with the debugging process to ensure the normal flow of your application.

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