my bad: I typed in the script and forgot the echo. -- gil > -----Original Message----- > From: Rick Dahl [mailto:dmbserver@xxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 2:28 PM > To: mayo; php-db@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: using query_strings in sql > > > Looking at that. You are combining html and php without distinguishing > between the two. I am assuming you are in "php mode" because > html wouldn't > give you errors. try this: > > echo "<a href='somefile.php?order="; > if ($order == "ASC"){ > echo "DESC"; > }else{ > echo "ASC"; > } > echo "'>"; > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "mayo" <mayo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <php-db@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 1:10 PM > Subject: RE: using query_strings in sql > > > > I have a table displaying data. The column headers are links that allow > the > > users to order the content in ASC or DESC. > > > > basic version is: > > > > <a href="somefile.php?order=ASC">Title</a> > > > > > > a closer to reality version is (or would be if it worked) > > > > <a href="somefile.php?order= > > if ($order == "ASC"){ > > echo "DESC"; > > }else{ > > echo "ASC"; > > } > > "> > > > > (Actually that would be a switch/case :-) ) > > > > > > The sql call is > > > > $selection = mysql_query(" > > SELECT * > > FROM classes > > ORDER BY title $order > > ") > > > > > > And since there is no query string when someone lands on the page there > > needs to be a default value set: > > > > > > // setting the default variables > > > > if(!isset($order)){$order="ASC";} > > > > Unfortunately its not working :( > > > > > > thx, gil > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Micah Stevens [mailto:micah@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > > > Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 1:59 PM > > > To: php-db@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Cc: mayo > > > Subject: Re: using query_strings in sql > > > > > > > > > > > > I may be misunderstanding you, but your first statement about > > > pulling from a > > > query string is throwing me. > > > > > > <?php echo $section; ?> will only display the value of $section > > > on the screen. > > > You will need to build a form to get a value into $section. > > > > > > <form action="soemthing.php"> > > > <input type="text" name="section"> > > > </form> > > > > > > something.php: > > > > > > <?php echo "This is what was submitted in the form: ".$section; ?> > > > > > > Now you can do your query: > > > > > > $selection = mysql_query("SELECT * > > > FROM classes > > > WHERE > > > classCategory = '$section' > > > ") > > > > > > you'll notice I pulled the other variables out since you had not > > > defined them > > > yet, like your ordering variables. Otherwise the SQL would end > > > with ORDER > > > which will cause an error.. > > > > > > -Micah > > > > > > > > > On Wed January 21 2004 10:41 am, mayo wrote: > > > > I'm a cold fusion refugee and am having incredible problems > > > with something > > > > that I think is relatively easy -- so I must be missing > > > something basic. > > > > > > > > I would like to pull info from a query string and use it > > > inside a database > > > > call. > > > > > > > > I can pull the query string into a general variable: > > > > > > > > <?php echo $section; ?> > > > > > > > > now I would like to use it in a SQL statement, or in > > > > if/else clauses to modifiy results from queries. > > > > > > > > examples below: > > > > > > > > > > > > USE query_string in SQL : > > > > > > > > <?php > > > > > > > > function whatever(){ > > > > > > > > $username = ""; > > > > ... > > > > > > > > // setting the default variables > > > > > > > > if(!isset($category)){$category="Something";} > > > > if(!isset($section)){$section="SomethingElse";} > > > > > > > > $connection=@mysql_connect($hostname,$username,$password); > > > > mysql_select_db($database); > > > > $selection = mysql_query(" > > > > SELECT * > > > > FROM classes > > > > WHERE > > > > classCategory = '$category' > > > > ORDER BY $reorder $order > > > > ") > > > > > > > > ... > > > > > > > > ?> > > > > > > > > The PHP SQL call below work nicely: > > > > > > > > while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($selection)){ > > > > > > > > echo $row["sectionName"]; > > > > > > > > } > > > > > > > > now I would like to do an if/else to modifiy it: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($selection)){ > > > > > > > > if (section == $sectionName){ > > > > echo "<b>" . $row["sectionName"] . "</b>"; > > > > }else{ > > > > echo $row["sectionName"]; > > > > } > > > > > > > > Nothing is working. I must be missing something basic over here. > > > > > > > > thx, Gil > > > > > > > -- > > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > > -- > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
