Managing Data with PHP and MySQL
Prepared By Dr. Tushar Kanti Saha, Assoc. Prof. CSE, JKKNIU.
What is MySQL?
MySQL is a database system used on the web
MySQL is a database system that runs on a server
MySQL is ideal for both small and large applications
MySQL is very fast, reliable, and easy to use
MySQL uses standard SQL
MySQL compiles on a number of platforms
MySQL is free to download and use
MySQL is developed, distributed, and supported by Oracle Corporation
MySQL is named after co-founder Monty Widenius's daughter: My
The data in a MySQL database are stored in tables. A table is a collection of
related data, and it consists of columns and rows.
Databases are useful for storing information categorically. A company may have
a database with the following tables:
Employees
Products
Customers
Orders
PHP + MySQL Database System
PHP combined with MySQL are cross-platform (you can develop in
Windows and serve on a Unix platform)
With PHP, you can connect to and manipulate databases.
MySQL is the most popular database system used with PHP.
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Database Queries
A query is a question or a request.
We can query a database for specific information and have a recordset
returned.
Look at the following query (using standard SQL):
SELECT LastName FROM Employees
The query above selects all the data in the "LastName" column from the
"Employees" table.
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MySQL Functions
These functions allow you to access MySQL database servers. More information about MySQL
can be found at http://www.mysql.com/.
Documentation for MySQL can be found at http://dev.mysql.com/doc/.
Detail list of Functions are as follows
Table of Contents
mysql_affected_rows -- Get number of affected rows in previous MySQL operation
mysql_change_user -- Change logged in user of the active connection
mysql_client_encoding -- Returns the name of the character set
mysql_close -- Close MySQL connection
mysql_connect -- Open a connection to a MySQL Server
mysql_create_db -- Create a MySQL database
mysql_data_seek -- Move internal result pointer
mysql_db_name -- Get result data
mysql_db_query -- Send a MySQL query
mysql_drop_db -- Drop (delete) a MySQL database
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mysql_errno -- Returns the numerical value of the error message from previous MySQL operation
mysql_error -- Returns the text of the error message from previous MySQL operation
mysql_escape_string -- Escapes a string for use in a mysql_query
mysql_fetch_array -- Fetch a result row as an associative array, a numeric array, or both
mysql_fetch_assoc -- Fetch a result row as an associative array
mysql_fetch_field -- Get column information from a result and return as an object
mysql_fetch_lengths -- Get the length of each output in a result
mysql_fetch_object -- Fetch a result row as an object
mysql_fetch_row -- Get a result row as an enumerated array
mysql_field_flags -- Get the flags associated with the specified field in a result
mysql_field_len -- Returns the length of the specified field
mysql_field_name -- Get the name of the specified field in a result
mysql_field_seek -- Set result pointer to a specified field offset
mysql_field_table -- Get name of the table the specified field is in
mysql_field_type -- Get the type of the specified field in a result
mysql_free_result -- Free result memory
mysql_get_client_info -- Get MySQL client info
mysql_get_host_info -- Get MySQL host info
mysql_get_proto_info -- Get MySQL protocol info
mysql_get_server_info -- Get MySQL server info
mysql_info -- Get information about the most recent query
mysql_insert_id -- Get the ID generated from the previous INSERT operation
mysql_list_dbs -- List databases available on a MySQL server
mysql_list_fields -- List MySQL table fields
mysql_list_processes -- List MySQL processes
mysql_list_tables -- List tables in a MySQL database
mysql_num_fields -- Get number of fields in result
mysql_num_rows -- Get number of rows in result
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mysql_pconnect -- Open a persistent connection to a MySQL server
mysql_ping -- Ping a server connection or reconnect if there is no connection
mysql_query -- Send a MySQL query
mysql_real_escape_string -- Escapes special characters in a string for use in a SQL statement
mysql_result -- Get result data
mysql_select_db -- Select a MySQL database
mysql_stat -- Get current system status
mysql_tablename -- Get table name of field
mysql_thread_id -- Return the current thread ID
mysql_unbuffered_query -- Send an SQL query to MySQL, without fetching and buffering the
result rows
Improved MySQL Extension
The mysqli extension allows you to access the functionality provided by MySQL 4.1 and above.
More information about the MySQL Database server can be found at http://www.mysql.com/
Documentation for MySQL can be found at http://dev.mysql.com/doc/.
Parts of this documentation included from MySQL manual with permissions of MySQL AB.
Table of Contents
mysqli_affected_rows -- Gets the number of affected rows in a previous MySQL operation
mysqli_autocommit -- Turns on or off auto-commiting database modifications
mysqli_bind_param -- Alias for mysqli_stmt_bind_param()
mysqli_bind_result -- Alias for mysqli_stmt_bind_result()
mysqli_change_user -- Changes the user of the specified database connection
mysqli_character_set_name -- Returns the default character set for the database connection
mysqli_client_encoding -- Alias of mysqli_character_set_name()
mysqli_close -- Closes a previously opened database connection
mysqli_commit -- Commits the current transaction
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mysqli_connect_errno -- Returns the error code from last connect call
mysqli_connect_error -- Returns a string description of the last connect error
mysqli_connect -- Open a new connection to the MySQL server
mysqli_data_seek -- Adjusts the result pointer to an arbitary row in the result
mysqli_debug -- Performs debugging operations
mysqli_disable_reads_from_master -- Disable reads from master
mysqli_disable_rpl_parse -- Disable RPL parse
mysqli_dump_debug_info -- Dump debugging information into the log
mysqli_embedded_connect -- Open a connection to an embedded mysql server
mysqli_enable_reads_from_master -- Enable reads from master
mysqli_enable_rpl_parse -- Enable RPL parse
mysqli_errno -- Returns the error code for the most recent function call
mysqli_error -- Returns a string description of the last error
mysqli_escape_string -- Alias of mysqli_real_escape_string()
mysqli_execute -- Alias for mysqli_stmt_execute()
mysqli_fetch_array -- Fetch a result row as an associative, a numeric array, or both
mysqli_fetch_assoc -- Fetch a result row as an associative array
mysqli_fetch_field_direct -- Fetch meta-data for a single field
mysqli_fetch_field -- Returns the next field in the result set
mysqli_fetch_fields -- Returns an array of objects representing the fields in a result set
mysqli_fetch_lengths -- Returns the lengths of the columns of the current row in the result set
mysqli_fetch_object -- Returns the current row of a result set as an object
mysqli_fetch_row -- Get a result row as an enumerated array
mysqli_fetch -- Alias for mysqli_stmt_fetch()
mysqli_field_count -- Returns the number of columns for the most recent query
mysqli_field_seek -- Set result pointer to a specified field offset
mysqli_field_tell -- Get current field offset of a result pointer
mysqli_free_result -- Frees the memory associated with a result
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mysqli_get_client_info -- Returns the MySQL client version as a string
mysqli_get_client_version -- Get MySQL client info
mysqli_get_host_info -- Returns a string representing the type of connection used
mysqli_get_metadata -- Alias for mysqli_stmt_result_metadata()
mysqli_get_proto_info -- Returns the version of the MySQL protocol used
mysqli_get_server_info -- Returns the version of the MySQL server
mysqli_get_server_version -- Returns the version of the MySQL server as an integer
mysqli_info -- Retrieves information about the most recently executed query
mysqli_init -- Initializes MySQLi and returns a resource for use with mysqli_real_connect()
mysqli_insert_id -- Returns the auto generated id used in the last query
mysqli_kill -- Asks the server to kill a MySQL thread
mysqli_master_query -- Enforce execution of a query on the master in a master/slave setup
mysqli_more_results -- Check if there any more query results from a multi query
mysqli_multi_query -- Performs a query on the database
mysqli_next_result -- Prepare next result from multi_query
mysqli_num_fields -- Get the number of fields in a result
mysqli_num_rows -- Gets the number of rows in a result
mysqli_options -- Set options
mysqli_param_count -- Alias for mysqli_stmt_param_count()
mysqli_ping -- Pings a server connection, or tries to reconnect if the connection has gone down
mysqli_prepare -- Prepare a SQL statement for execution
mysqli_query -- Performs a query on the database
mysqli_real_connect -- Opens a connection to a mysql server
mysqli_real_escape_string -- Escapes special characters in a string for use in a SQL statement, taking
into account the current charset of the connection
mysqli_real_query -- Execute an SQL query
mysqli_report -- Enables or disables internal report functions
mysqli_rollback -- Rolls back current transaction
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mysqli_rpl_parse_enabled -- Check if RPL parse is enabled
mysqli_rpl_probe -- RPL probe
mysqli_rpl_query_type -- Returns RPL query type
mysqli_select_db -- Selects the default database for database queries
mysqli_send_long_data -- Alias for mysqli_stmt_send_long_data()
mysqli_send_query -- Send the query and return
mysqli_server_end -- Shut down the embedded server
mysqli_server_init -- Initialize embedded server
mysqli_set_charset -- Sets the default client character set
mysqli_set_opt -- Alias of mysqli_options()
mysqli_sqlstate -- Returns the SQLSTATE error from previous MySQL operation
mysqli_ssl_set -- Used for establishing secure connections using SSL
mysqli_stat -- Gets the current system status
mysqli_stmt_affected_rows -- Returns the total number of rows changed, deleted, or inserted by the
last executed statement
mysqli_stmt_bind_param -- Binds variables to a prepared statement as parameters
mysqli_stmt_bind_result -- Binds variables to a prepared statement for result storage
mysqli_stmt_close -- Closes a prepared statement
mysqli_stmt_data_seek -- Seeks to an arbitray row in statement result set
mysqli_stmt_errno -- Returns the error code for the most recent statement call
mysqli_stmt_error -- Returns a string description for last statement error
mysqli_stmt_execute -- Executes a prepared Query
mysqli_stmt_fetch -- Fetch results from a prepared statement into the bound variables
mysqli_stmt_free_result -- Frees stored result memory for the given statement handle
mysqli_stmt_init -- Initializes a statement and returns an object for use with mysqli_stmt_prepare
mysqli_stmt_num_rows -- Return the number of rows in statements result set
mysqli_stmt_param_count -- Returns the number of parameter for the given statement
mysqli_stmt_prepare -- Prepare a SQL statement for execution
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mysqli_stmt_reset -- Resets a prepared statement
mysqli_stmt_result_metadata -- Returns result set metadata from a prepared statement
mysqli_stmt_send_long_data -- Send data in blocks
mysqli_stmt_sqlstate -- Returns SQLSTATE error from previous statement operation
mysqli_stmt_store_result -- Transfers a result set from a prepared statement
mysqli_store_result -- Transfers a result set from the last query
mysqli_thread_id -- Returns the thread ID for the current connection
mysqli_thread_safe -- Returns whether thread safety is given or not
mysqli_use_result -- Initiate a result set retrieval
mysqli_warning_count -- Returns the number of warnings from the last query for the given link
Connecting PHP to a MySQL database:
<?php
$servername = "localhost";
$username = "username";
$password = "password";
// Create connection
$conn = mysqli_connect($servername, $username, $password);
// Check connection
if (!$conn) {
die("Connection failed: " . mysqli_connect_error());
}
echo "Connected successfully";
?>
Close the connection:
In MySQLi Procedural language, it can be written as:
mysqli_close($conn);
Create Database Using PHP
A database consists of one or more tables.
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You will need special CREATE privileges to create or to delete a MySQL
database.
Create a MySQL Database Using MySQLi
The CREATE DATABASE statement is used to create a database in MySQL.
The following examples create a database named "myDB":
<?php
$servername = "localhost";
$username = "username";
$password = "password";
// Create connection
$conn = mysqli_connect($servername, $username, $password);
// Check connection
if (!$conn) {
die("Connection failed: " . mysqli_connect_error());
}
// Create database
$sql = "CREATE DATABASE myDB";
if (mysqli_query($conn, $sql)) {
echo "Database created successfully";
} else {
echo "Error creating database: " . mysqli_error($conn);
}
mysqli_close($conn);
?>
Create Table Using PHP
We can create table using PHP after establishing connection with a mySQL
database.
<?php
// Create connection
$link = mysqli_connect("localhost", "root", "", "student");
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/* check connection */
if (mysqli_connect_errno()) {
printf("Connect failed: %s\n", mysqli_connect_error());
exit();
}
$sql="CREATE TABLE `student`.`course`
(`cid` INT( 8 ) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY ,
`course-code` VARCHAR( 10 ) NOT NULL ,
`course-title` VARCHAR( 255 ) NOT NULL)
";
/* Create table doesn't return a resultset */
if (mysqli_query($link, $sql) === TRUE) {
printf("Table course successfully created.\n");
}
mysqli_close($link);
?>
Inserting Data into a Database Table
We can insert data to a database named “mydb” by the following PHP code.
Example-1
<?php
$link = mysql_connect('localhost', 'mysql_user', 'mysql_password');
if (!$link) {
die('Could not connect: ' . mysql_error());
}
mysql_select_db('mydb');
mysql_query("INSERT INTO mytable (product) values ('kossu')");
printf("Last inserted record has id %d\n", mysql_insert_id());
?>
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Example-2
<?php
$servername = "localhost";
$username = "username";
$password = "password";
$dbname = "myDB";
// Create connection
$conn = mysqli_connect($servername, $username, $password, $dbname);
// Check connection
if (!$conn) {
die("Connection failed: " . mysqli_connect_error());
}
$sql = "INSERT INTO MyGuests (firstname, lastname, email)
VALUES ('John', 'Doe', '
[email protected]')";
if (mysqli_query($conn, $sql)) {
echo "New record created successfully";
} else {
echo "Error: " . $sql . "<br>" . mysqli_error($conn);
}
mysqli_close($conn);
?>
Insert Multiple Data
<?php
$servername = "localhost";
$username = "username";
$password = "password";
$dbname = "myDB";
// Create connection
$conn = mysqli_connect($servername, $username, $password, $dbname);
// Check connection
if (!$conn) {
die("Connection failed: " . mysqli_connect_error());
}
$sql = "INSERT INTO MyGuests (firstname, lastname, email)
VALUES ('John', 'Doe', '
[email protected]');";
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$sql .= "INSERT INTO MyGuests (firstname, lastname, email)
VALUES ('Mary', 'Moe', '
[email protected]');";
$sql .= "INSERT INTO MyGuests (firstname, lastname, email)
VALUES ('Julie', 'Dooley', '
[email protected]')";
if (mysqli_multi_query($conn, $sql)) {
echo "New records created successfully";
} else {
echo "Error: " . $sql . "<br>" . mysqli_error($conn);
}
mysqli_close($conn);
?>
Insert Form Data
Consider a form with three fields. Then we can input data into myguests table of a
MySQL database using following program.
<?php
echo $_POST["submit"];
If($_REQUEST["submit"]=="Submit")
$servername = "localhost";
$username = "root";
$password = "";
$dbname = "student";
// Create connection
$conn = mysqli_connect($servername, $username, $password, $dbname);
// Check connection
if (!$conn) {
die("Connection failed: " . mysqli_connect_error());
$firstname = $_REQUEST["fname"];
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$lastname =$_REQUEST["lname"];
$email = $_REQUEST["email"];;
echo $sql = "INSERT INTO guest(gid, firstname, lastname, email)
VALUES ('NULL','$firstname', '$lastname', '$email')";
if (mysqli_query($conn, $sql)) {
echo "New record created successfully";
} else {
echo "Error: " . $sql . "<br>" . mysqli_error($conn);
mysqli_close($conn);
?>
<html>
<head>
<title>Page title</title>
<form action="<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];?>" method="post">
<label for="fname">First name:</label><br>
<input type="text" id="fname" name="fname"><br>
<label for="lname">Last name:</label><br>
<input type="text" id="lname" name="lname"><br>
<label for="email">Email:</label><br>
<input type="text" id="email" name="email"><br>
<input type="submit" id="submit" name="submit" value="Submit">
</form>
</html>
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PHP MySQL Select Data
Select Data From a MySQL Database
The SELECT statement is used to select data from one or more tables:
SELECT column_name(s) FROM table_name
or we can use the * character to select ALL columns from a table:
SELECT * FROM table_name
Select Data With MySQLi
The following example selects the id, firstname and lastname columns from the
MyGuests table and displays it on the page:
<?php
$servername = "localhost"; $username = "username";
$password = "password"; $dbname = "myDB";
// Create connection
$conn = mysqli_connect($servername, $username, $password, $dbname);
// Check connection
if (!$conn) {
die("Connection failed: " . mysqli_connect_error());
}
$sql = "SELECT id, firstname, lastname FROM MyGuests";
$result = mysqli_query($conn, $sql);
if (mysqli_num_rows($result) > 0) {
// output data of each row
while($row = mysqli_fetch_assoc($result)) {
echo "id: " . $row["id"]. " - Name: " . $row["firstname"]. " " .
$row["lastname"]. "<br>";
}
} else {
echo "0 results";
}
mysqli_close($conn);
?>
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PHP MySQL Use The WHERE Clause
Select and Filter Data From a MySQL Database
The WHERE clause is used to filter records.
The WHERE clause is used to extract only those records that fulfill a specified
condition.
SELECT column_name(s) FROM table_name WHERE column_name operator value
Select and Filter Data With MySQLi
The following example selects the id, firstname and lastname columns from the
MyGuests table where the lastname is "Doe", and displays it on the page:
<?php
$servername = "localhost";
$username = "username";
$password = "password";
$dbname = "myDB";
// Create connection
$conn = mysqli_connect($servername, $username, $password, $dbname);
// Check connection
if (!$conn) {
die("Connection failed: " . mysqli_connect_error());
}
$sql = "SELECT id, firstname, lastname FROM MyGuests WHERE
lastname='Doe'";
$result = mysqli_query($conn, $sql);
if (mysqli_num_rows($result) > 0) {
// output data of each row
while($row = mysqli_fetch_assoc($result)) {
echo "id: " . $row["id"]. " - Name: " . $row["firstname"]. " " .
$row["lastname"]. "<br>";
}
} else {
echo "0 results";
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mysqli_close($conn);
?>
PHP MySQL Use The ORDER BY Clause
Select and Order Data From a MySQL Database
The ORDER BY clause is used to sort the result-set in ascending or descending
order.
The ORDER BY clause sorts the records in ascending order by default. To sort
the records in descending order, use the DESC keyword.
SELECT column_name(s) FROM table_name ORDER BY column_name(s) ASC|DESC
Select and Order Data With MySQLi
The following example selects the id, firstname and lastname columns from the
MyGuests table. The records will be ordered by the lastname column:
<?php
$servername = "localhost";
$username = "username";
$password = "password";
$dbname = "myDB";
// Create connection
$conn = mysqli_connect($servername, $username, $password, $dbname);
// Check connection
if (!$conn) {
die("Connection failed: " . mysqli_connect_error());
}
$sql = "SELECT id, firstname, lastname FROM MyGuests ORDER BY lastname";
$result = mysqli_query($conn, $sql);
if (mysqli_num_rows($result) > 0) {
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// output data of each row
while($row = mysqli_fetch_assoc($result)) {
echo "id: " . $row["id"]. " - Name: " . $row["firstname"]. " " .
$row["lastname"]. "<br>";
}
} else {
echo "0 results";
}
mysqli_close($conn);
?>
PHP MySQL Delete Data
Delete Data From a MySQL Table Using MySQLi
The DELETE statement is used to delete records from a table:
DELETE FROM table_name
WHERE some_column = some_value
Notice the WHERE clause in the DELETE syntax: The WHERE clause
specifies which record or records that should be deleted. If you omit the WHERE
clause, all records will be deleted!
Let's look at the "MyGuests" table:
id firstname lastname email reg_date
3 Julie Dooley [email protected] 2014-10-26 10:48:23
The following examples delete the record with id=3 in the "MyGuests" table:
<?php
$servername = "localhost";
$username = "username";
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$password = "password";
$dbname = "myDB";
// Create connection
$conn = mysqli_connect($servername, $username, $password, $dbname);
// Check connection
if (!$conn) {
die("Connection failed: " . mysqli_connect_error());
}
// sql to delete a record
$sql = "DELETE FROM MyGuests WHERE id=3";
if (mysqli_query($conn, $sql)) {
echo "Record deleted successfully";
} else {
echo "Error deleting record: " . mysqli_error($conn);
}
mysqli_close($conn);
?>
PHP MySQL Update Data
Update Data In a MySQL Table Using MySQLi
The UPDATE statement is used to update existing records in a table:
UPDATE table_name
SET column1=value, column2=value2,...
WHERE some_column=some_value
Notice the WHERE clause in the UPDATE syntax: The WHERE clause
specifies which record or records that should be updated. If you omit the
WHERE clause, all records will be updated!
Let's look at the "MyGuests" table:
id firstname lastname email reg_date
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The following examples update the record with id=2 in the "MyGuests" table:
<?php
$servername = "localhost";
$username = "username";
$password = "password";
$dbname = "myDB";
// Create connection
$conn = mysqli_connect($servername, $username, $password, $dbname);
// Check connection
if (!$conn) {
die("Connection failed: " . mysqli_connect_error());
}
$sql = "UPDATE MyGuests SET lastname='Doe' WHERE id=2";
if (mysqli_query($conn, $sql)) {
echo "Record updated successfully";
} else {
echo "Error updating record: " . mysqli_error($conn);
}
mysqli_close($conn);
?>
PHP MySQL Limit Data Selections
Limit Data Selections From a MySQL Database
MySQL provides a LIMIT clause that is used to specify the number of records to
return.
The LIMIT clause makes it easy to code multi page results or pagination with
SQL, and is very useful on large tables. Returning a large number of records can
impact on performance.
Assume we wish to select all records from 1 - 30 (inclusive) from a table called
"Orders". The SQL query would then look like this:
$sql = "SELECT * FROM Orders LIMIT 30";
When the SQL query above is run, it will return the first 30 records.
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What if we want to select records 16 - 25 (inclusive)?
Mysql also provides a way to handle this: by using OFFSET.
The SQL query below says "return only 10 records, start on record 16 (OFFSET
15)":
$sql = "SELECT * FROM Orders LIMIT 10 OFFSET 15";
You could also use a shorter syntax to achieve the same result:
$sql = "SELECT * FROM Orders LIMIT 15, 10";
Notice that the numbers are reversed when you use a comma.
<?php
$servername = "localhost"; $username = "username";
$password = "password"; $dbname = "myDB";
// Create connection
$conn = mysqli_connect($servername, $username, $password, $dbname);
// Check connection
if (!$conn) {
die("Connection failed: " . mysqli_connect_error());
}
$sql = "SELECT id, firstname, lastname FROM MyGuests LIMIT 1,2";
$result = mysqli_query($conn, $sql);
if (mysqli_num_rows($result) > 0) {
// output data of each row
while($row = mysqli_fetch_assoc($result)) {
echo "id: " . $row["id"]. " - Name: " . $row["firstname"]. " " .
$row["lastname"]. "<br>";
}
} else {
echo "0 results";
}
mysqli_close($conn);
?>
