How do you store options with a:n:{{}} syntax in wp_options?

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I’m checking out how a particular plugin works and noticed that it stores its data for option_value in wp_options in this array format…

a:2:{i:20;a:2:{s:8:”original”;s:15:”20.original.jpg”;s:9:”thumbnail”;s:12:”20.thumb.jpg”;}i:8;a:2:{s:8:”original”;s:14:”8.original.png”;s:9:”thumbnail”;s:11:”8.thumb.png”;}}

I like this method, since it only uses a single row to hold my custom data, uninstall cleanup is easy. Is there a standard way to do a get/set operation on a custom field that results in this syntax?

Update: Thanks to Denis and the others who’ve added responses.

Here’s an excellent tutorial on this method in case anyone else has this question > http://striderweb.com/nerdaphernalia/2008/07/consolidate-options-with-arrays/

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Just pass an array when updating your option. It will be serialized automatically.

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