post var dump:
array(29) { ["name"]=> string(8) "SomeTest" ["green"]=> string(5) "green" ["eco"]=> string(3) "eco" ["dfe"]=> string(3) "dfe" ["cattag_1_1_1"]=> string(2) "22" ["subcat_1_1_0"]=> string(1) "8" ["subcat_1_1_1"]=> string(2) "20" ["cattag_1_1_2"]=> string(2) "19" ["subcat_1_2_0"]=> string(2) "18" ["subcat_1_2_1"]=> string(2) "16" ["subcat_1_2_2"]=> string(2) "15" ["cattag_1_1_3"]=> string(2) "20" ["subcat_1_3_0"]=> string(2) "25" ["subcat_1_3_1"]=> string(2) "16" ["subcat_1_3_2"]=> string(2) "15" ["subcat_1_3_3"]=> string(2) "17" ["cattag_2_1_1"]=> string(2) "24" ["subcat_2_1_0"]=> string(2) "14" ["subcat_2_1_1"]=> string(2) "15" ["subcat_2_1_2"]=> string(2) "17" ["subcat_2_1_3"]=> string(2) "22" ["cattag_3_1_1"]=> string(2) "27" ["subcat_3_1_0"]=> string(1) "3" ["subcat_3_1_1"]=> string(2) "48" ["cattag_3_1_2"]=> string(2) "28" ["subcat_3_2_0"]=> string(1) "2" ["subcat_3_2_1"]=> string(2) "49" ["subcat_3_2_2"]=> string(2) "50" ["Submit"]=> string(6) "Submit" }
end post var dump

Array var dump
array(3) { [1]=> array(3) { [1]=> array(1) { [0]=> int(1) } [2]=> array(2) { [0]=> int(1) [1]=> int(2) } [3]=> array(3) { [0]=> int(1) [1]=> int(2) [2]=> int(3) } } [2]=> array(1) { [1]=> array(3) { [0]=> int(1) [1]=> int(2) [2]=> int(3) } } [3]=> array(2) { [1]=> array(1) { [0]=> int(1) } [2]=> array(2) { [0]=> int(1) [1]=> int(2) } } } end categories dump

0
string(1) "1" 1
string(3) "1;2" 1
string(5) "1;2;3" 1
string(5) "1;2;3" 2
string(1) "1" 3
string(3) "1;2"

strings var dump start
array(3) { [1]=> array(3) { [1]=> string(1) "1" [2]=> string(3) "1;2" [3]=> string(5) "1;2;3" } [2]=> array(1) { [1]=> string(5) "1;2;3" } [3]=> array(2) { [1]=> string(1) "1" [2]=> string(3) "1;2" } }
strings end

size of strings

end size of strings
INSERT into item_new (id, name, green, eco, dfe, section, category, subcategory) VALUES ('','SomeTest','green','eco','dfe','1','1','1')
INSERT into item_new (id, name, green, eco, dfe, section, category, subcategory) VALUES ('','SomeTest','green','eco','dfe','1','2','1;2')