> -----Original Message----- > From: Steve Staples [mailto:sstap...@mnsi.net] > Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 11:51 AM > To: php-general > Subject: RE: [PHP] Questions from a Newbie - Please Help > > On Tue, 2010-10-19 at 11:18 -0700, Tommy Pham wrote: > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Steve Staples [mailto:sstap...@mnsi.net] > > > Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 11:07 AM > > > To: Ethan Rosenberg > > > Cc: php-general@lists.php.net > > > Subject: RE: [PHP] Questions from a Newbie - Please Help > > > > > > <thread has been trimmed to NOTHING> > > > > > > i am pretty sure i read it on here already... but your PHP code looks > wrong. > > > > > > > > > ORIGNAL CODE: > > > /* > > > * Create Database test22 > > > */ > > > <html><body> > > > <?php > > > $cxn = mysqli_connect("$host",$user,$password); > > > echo "Create database test22;" > > > echo "Create table Names2 > > > ( > > > RecordNum Int(11) Primary Key Not null default=10000 > auto_increment, > > > FirstName varchar(10), > > > LastName varchar(10), > > > Height decimal(4,1), > > > Weight0 decimal(4,1), > > > BMI decimal(3,1) > > > Date0 date > > > );" > > > > > > echo" Create table Visit2 > > > ( > > > Indx Int(7) Primary Key Not null auto_increment, > > > Weight decimal(4,1) not null, > > > StudyDate date not null, > > > RecordNum Int(11) > > > );" > > > > > > $sql= "SHOW DATABASES"; > > > ?> > > > </body></html> > > > > > > FIXED CODE: > > > > > > <html><body> > > > <?php > > > /* > > > * Create Database test22 > > > */ > > > $cxn = mysqli_connect("$host",$user,$password); > > > echo "Create database test22"; > > > echo "Create table Names2 > > > ( > > > RecordNum Int(11) Primary Key Not null default=10000 > auto_increment, > > > FirstName varchar(10), > > > LastName varchar(10), > > > Height decimal(4,1), > > > Weight0 decimal(4,1), > > > BMI decimal(3,1) > > > Date0 date > > > );"; > > > > > > echo "Create table Visit2 > > > ( > > > Indx Int(7) Primary Key Not null auto_increment, > > > Weight decimal(4,1) not null, > > > StudyDate date not null, > > > RecordNum Int(11) > > > );"; > > > > > > $sql= "SHOW DATABASES"; > > > ?> > > > </body></html> > > > > > > END FIXX > > > > > > firstly... you are missing your ending ; AFTER the " on most of your > > > lines... > > > and i've seen this before, where it wont throw the error. > > > > > > secondly, all this is doing, is echoing out lines to either the > > > console, or the web page... it is not running the queries at all. > > > So, if you're trying to execute this from a shell script, then the > > > line starting with $cxn that created the connection to the database, is > irrelevant. > > > > > > If you are trying to just run from the website, and show what you > > > WANT to do, then you have to end your statements with the ; > > > character. You should be able to copy and paste my "FIXED" code, > > > and it should echo out something... it is helps, before you make the > > > $cnx call, put in error_reporting(E_ALL); > > > > > > lastly, if you want to call the queries from php, then you will > > > have to remove the echo, and make them function calls to the > database... > > > > > > here is a VERY quick redo of your code to make the mysqli calls: > > > > > > > > > <html><body> > > > <?php > > > /* > > > * Create Database test22 > > > */ > > > $cxn = mysqli_connect("$host",$user,$password); > > > echo "Create database test22"; > > > > The 2 statements below would fail ;) > > ACUTALLY... the only reason they fail, is becuase i didn't realize that I kept > the other echo above, and it didn't create the database... that should have > been: > mysqli_query($cxn, "Create database test22"); > > and then inside, creating the table "Names2" needs to be "test22.Names2" > and the same for "visit2". > > the other issue, is with the create Names2... where the primary key is > default=1000 (should be default 1000), and auto_increment... can't have a > default AND auto_increment. > > other than those, this works fine... providing he has the $user, $host, > $password declared as well. > > I personally dont use this, i use the PEAR:MDB2 classes, so this was just a > quick php.net search... WHICH would have helped the OP on this one. > > http://ca.php.net/manual/en/mysqli.query.php > > I hate to say it, since i was a noob once, but RTFM, or LRN2GOOGLE and you > will find it easier, and then once you can't understand it, ask. > but there was so much fail in the OP's code. sorry. > > I think the scary part, is that you're being forced to learn PHP to develop > in, > and you can't figure out a simple echo statement? > > Steve >
I did point out MySQLi section in the manual but he said it was too much for him to comprehend. And from the codes he provided, he lacked the basic knowledge of PHP. Thus, he shouldn't even consider doing anything else, much less accessing the DB as there are more complications arise other than just PHP syntax error. > > > mysqli_query($cxn, "Create table Names2 ( > > > RecordNum Int(11) Primary Key Not null default=10000 > auto_increment, > > > FirstName varchar(10), > > > LastName varchar(10), > > > Height decimal(4,1), > > > Weight0 decimal(4,1), > > > BMI decimal(3,1) > > > Date0 date > > > );"); > > > > > > mysqli_query($cxn, "Create table Visit2 ( > > > Indx Int(7) Primary Key Not null auto_increment, > > > Weight decimal(4,1) not null, > > > StudyDate date not null, > > > RecordNum Int(11) > > > );"); > > > > > > $sql= "SHOW DATABASES"; > > > $result = mysqli_query($cxn, $sql); > > > echo '<pre>'; > > > print_r($result); > > > echo '</pre>'; > > > ?> > > > </body></html> > > > > > > > > > GOOD LUCK! and just to note, i dont guarantee that this code will > > > work, i am only taking what you had, and adding a little more to it, > > > and I didn't test it out... > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Steve Staples > Web Application Developer > 519.258.2333 x8414 > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
