Managing data

Building Data Dynamic Web Sites

 Truly dynamic web sites

 Content changes over time
 Content customised for individual user
 Content automatically generated
 Content Programmatically generated
 Can be File system based
 HTML and Images stored on File System
 Gets hard to manage over time
 Database based
 HTML, Images etc all generated from database
 Easier to manage
 If data is too large, can overload the database
 Database

• Structured collection of data.

• Tables
• Fields
• Query
• Reports
• Essentially a much more sophisticated
implementation of the flat files.
 Relational Database

• Stores data in separate tables instead of

a single store.
• Relationships between tables are set
• In theory, this provides a faster, more
flexible database system.
 Example
• We wish to maintain a database of student names, IDs, addresses,
and any other information.

• Will be updated frequently with new names and information.

• Will want to retrieve data based on some predicate.

• e.g, ‘give me the names of all Massey students who live in
Albany’.

• Will want to update database with new information about students,

not previously recorded.
• e.g., may decide we want to include IRD nos.
• Very difficult to manage using ‘flat file’ systems
 Databases

 Fast, Efficient back end storage

 Easier to manage than file system based approach

 Relational Database structure

 Well developed theory and practise

 Multi-user capable
 Multithreaded, multiprocessor, sometimes cluster
based systems
 Standards based queries
 Structured Query Language (SQL)
 MySQL Database
 world's most popular open source database
because of its consistent fast performance, high
reliability and ease of use
 Open Source License:- free
 GNU General Public License
 Free to modify and distribute but all modification must
be available in source code format
 Commercial:- not free
 Fully paid up professional support
• used by Google, Facebook Nokia, YouTube,
Yahoo!, Alcatel-Lucent, Zappos.com, etc.
 Basic Database Server Concepts
 Database runs as a server
 Attaches to either a default port or an administrator
specified port
 Clients connect to database
 For secure systems
 authenticated connections

 usernames and passwords

 Clients make queries on the database

 Retrieve content
 Insert content
 SQL (Structured Query Language) is the language used
to insert and retrieve content
 Database Management System
• Manages the storage and retrieval of data
to and from the database and hides the
complexity of what is actually going on
from the user.

Database
Database Management User
Ssytem

• MySQL is a relational database

management system
 Client: makes a request
requests an Internet
Client resource by
(browser) specifying a URL and
providing input via HTTP
Web encoded strings
browser

GET hello.php HTTP/1.1 Server

Host: www.massey.ac.nz:80
os
Web
server

os

Internet

Network Core
 Server: responds
• Webserver supports HTTP.

Server

Web
server
My codes
MySQL PHP
HTTP HTML interpreter
Client
Operating System

Web
TCP/IP
browser

Internet
 Server: responds
Internet
MySQL
Operating System Server

MySQL server could be

anywhere in the world Web
server
My codes
PHP
HTTP HTML interpreter
Client
Operating System

Web
TCP/IP
browser

Internet
• MySQL can be controlled through a
simple command-line interface; however,
we can use phpMyAdmin as an interface
to MySQL.

• phpMyAdmin is a very powerful tool; it

provides a large number of facilities for
customising a database management
system.
 Server: responds
• Webserver supports HTTP.

Server

Web
server
My codes
phpMy MySQL PHP
HTTP HTML Admin interpreter
Client
Operating System

Web
TCP/IP
browser

Internet
• A Quick Tour
Table: Customers (data)
Table: Products (data)
Table: Purchases (data)
Table: PurchaseProducts (data)
Database Design
In MySQL there are three main types :
• text
• number
• Date/Time.
CHAR(size) Holds a fixed length string (can contain letters, numbers, and special
characters). The fixed size is specified in parenthesis. Can store up to
255 characters
VARCHAR(size) Holds a variable length string (can contain letters, numbers, and special
characters). The maximum size is specified in parenthesis. Can store up
to 255 characters. Note: If you put a greater value than 255 it will be
converted to a TEXT type
TINYTEXT Holds a string with a maximum length of 255 characters
TEXT Holds a string with a maximum length of 65,535 characters
MEDIUMTEXT Holds a string with a maximum length of 16,777,215 characters
LONGTEXT Holds a string with a maximum length of 4,294,967,295 characters
ENUM(x,y,z,etc.) Let you enter a list of possible values. You can list up to 65535 values in
an ENUM list. If a value is inserted that is not in the list, a blank value will
be inserted.Note: The values are sorted in the order you enter them.
You enter the possible values in this format: ENUM('X','Y','Z')

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TINYINT(size) -128 to 127 normal. 0 to 255 UNSIGNED*. The maximum number of digits
may be specified in parenthesis
SMALLINT(size) -32768 to 32767 normal. 0 to 65535 UNSIGNED*. The maximum number
of digits may be specified in parenthesis
MEDIUMINT(size) -8388608 to 8388607 normal. 0 to 16777215 UNSIGNED*. The maximum
number of digits may be specified in parenthesis
INT(size) -2147483648 to 2147483647 normal. 0 to 4294967295 UNSIGNED*. The
maximum number of digits may be specified in parenthesis
BIGINT(size) -9223372036854775808 to 9223372036854775807 normal. 0 to
18446744073709551615 UNSIGNED*. The maximum number of digits may
be specified in parenthesis
FLOAT(size,d) A small number with a floating decimal point. The maximum number of
digits may be specified in the size parameter. The maximum number of
digits to the right of the decimal point is specified in the d parameter
DOUBLE(size,d) A large number with a floating decimal point. The maximum number of
digits may be specified in the size parameter. The maximum number of
digits to the right of the decimal point is specified in the d parameter
DECIMAL(size,d) A DOUBLE stored as a string , allowing for a fixed decimal point. The
maximum number of digits may be specified in the size parameter. The
maximum number of digits to the right of the decimal point is specified in
the d parameter
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DATE() A date. Format: YYYY-MM-DDNote: The supported range is from '1000-01-
01' to '9999-12-31'
DATETIME() *A date and time combination. Format: YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SSNote: The
supported range is from '1000-01-01 00:00:00' to '9999-12-31 23:59:59'

TIMESTAMP() *A timestamp. TIMESTAMP values are stored as the number of seconds since
the Unix epoch ('1970-01-01 00:00:00' UTC). Format: YYYY-MM-DD
HH:MM:SSNote: The supported range is from '1970-01-01 00:00:01' UTC to
'2038-01-09 03:14:07' UTC

TIME() A time. Format: HH:MM:SSNote: The supported range is from '-838:59:59' to

'838:59:59'
YEAR() A year in two-digit or four-digit format.Note: Values allowed in four-digit
format: 1901 to 2155. Values allowed in two-digit format: 70 to 69,
representing years from 1970 to 2069

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• A Quick Tour
Create Database
Create Table: Customers
Specify the Table’s Fields &
Attributes: Customers
Table Edit Screen: Customers
Table: Products
Table: Products
Insert Record: Customers
Table: Customers (data)
Insert Record: Products
Table: Products (data)
Edit Record
Export
Deleting a Table
Restoring a database from an SQL
file
Database Design
 Summary

• Concept of databases
• Tables and Fields
• Field Types
• phpMyAdmin Tool for manipulating databases
• Creation of a database
• How to add and edit records
• How to back-up a database
• Database Design
 Connecting to a MySQL DBMS

• In order for our PHP script to access a

database we need to form a connection
from the script to the database
management system.

resourceId = mysql_connect(server, username, password);

• Server is the DBMS server

• username is your username
• password is your password
 Connecting to a MySQL DBMS

• In order for our PHP script to access a

database we need to form a connection
from the script to the database
management system.

resourceId = mysql_connect(server, username, password);

• The function returns a resource-identifier type.

• a PHP script can connect to a DBMS anywhere in the world,
so long as it is connected to the internet.
• we can also connect to multiple DBMS at the same time.
 Selecting a database

• Once connected to a DBMS, we can

select a database.

mysql_select_db(databasename, resourceId);

• the resourceId is the one returned by mysql_connect()

• the function returns true if the selection succeeded; false,
otherwise.
 Example: Connect to a DBMS and
access database
<?php
$dbLocalhost = mysql_connect("localhost", "root", "")
or die("Could not connect: " . mysql_error());
mysql_select_db("glassesrus", $dbLocalhost)
or die("Could not find database: " . mysql_error());
echo "<h1>Connected To Database</h1>";
?>

• die() stops execution of script if the database connection

attempt failed.
• mysql_error() returns an error message from the previous
MYSQL operation.
 Reading from a database

• We can now send an SQL query to the

database to retrieve some data records.

resourceRecords = mysql_query(query, resourceId);

• the resourceId is the one returned by mysql_connect()

• the function returns a resource identifier to the returned data.
 Example: Connect to a DBMS,
access database, send query
<?php
$dbLocalhost = mysql_connect("localhost", "root", "")
or die("Could not connect: " . mysql_error());
mysql_select_db("glassesrus", $dbLocalhost)
or die("Could not find database: " . mysql_error());
$dbRecords = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM customers", $dbLocalhost)
or die("Problem reading table: " . mysql_error());
echo "<h1>Connected To Database</h1>";
?>

• the function will return a resource pointer (not the actual

data) to all the records that match the query.
• If all goes well, this script will output nothing on screen.
 Extract contents of one record

• We can now extract the actual data from

the resource pointer returned by
mysql_query().

fieldData= mysql_result(resourceRecords, row, field);

• the resourceRecords is the one returned by mysql_query()

• field – database field to return
• the function returns the data stored in the field.
 Example: Connect to a DBMS,
access database, send query
<?php
$dbLocalhost = mysql_connect("localhost", "root", "")
or die("Could not connect: " . mysql_error());
mysql_select_db("glassesrus", $dbLocalhost)
or die("Could not find database: " . mysql_error());
$dbRecords = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM customers", $dbLocalhost)
or die("Problem reading table: " . mysql_error());
$strSurname = mysql_result($dbRecords, 0, "Surname");
echo "<p>$strSurname</p>";
?>
• the function will return a resource pointer (not the actual
data) to all the records that match the query.
• If all goes well, this script will output a surname on screen.
 SQL statement

SELECT * FROM customers

• Go and obtain from the database

• every field
• FROM the
• customers table
 Separating the database
connection
It is worth separating the database
connectivity from our scripts and placing
it in a separate file.

•It provides a convenient means of moving your scripts from

one database platform to another.
 Example: Separating the database
connection
<?php
// File: database2.php
$strLocation = "Home";
//$strLocation = "Work";
if ($strLocation == "Home") {
$dbLocalhost = mysql_connect("localhost", "root", "")
or die("Could not connect: " . mysql_error());
mysql_select_db("glassesrus", $dbLocalhost)
or die("Could not find database: " . mysql_error());
} else {
$dbLocalhost = mysql_connect("localhost", "username", "password")
or die("Could not connect: " . mysql_error());

mysql_select_db("anotherdatabase", $dbLocalhost)
or die("Could not find database: " . mysql_error());
}
?>

• $strLocation could be easily switched between ‘Home’ or ‘Work’

 Viewing a whole record
To view the whole record returned from
mysql_query(), we need another
function...

array = mysql_fetch_row(resourceRecords)

• resourceRecords – resource identifier returned from

mysql_query().
• it returns an array containing the database record.
 Example: Displaying all customer
records
<?php

require_once("database2.php");

$dbRecords = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM customers", $dbLocalhost)

or die("Problem reading table: " . mysql_error());

while ($arrRecord = mysql_fetch_row($dbRecords)) {

echo "<p>" . $arrRecord[0] . " ";
echo $arrRecord[1] . " ";
echo $arrRecord[2] . " ";
echo $arrRecord[3] . "</p>";
}
?>
• The function returns false when the last record is returned; thus, stopping
the loop.
• Note, however, that the fields are referred to by using numbers – not very
easy to read and mistakes can be introduced.
 Limiting the records returned
SELECT Surname FROM customers

•Retrieves only the Surname field from the table customers

 Limiting the records returned
SELECT * FROM customers LIMIT 3,4

• Select a certain number of records form a table

• 3 is the starting row
• 4 is the number of records to be selected after the starting
row
 Searching for matching records
SELECT * FROM customers WHERE Title=‘Mr’

•The WHERE attribute specifies what to search for within the

database records.
• in this example, only records which have a title of ‘Mr’ will be
returned.
 Searching for matching records
SELECT * FROM customers WHERE Title=‘Mr’
OR Title=‘Mrs’
•The WHERE attribute specifies what to search for within the
database records.
• in this example, only records which have a title of ‘Mr’ or
‘Mrs’ will be returned.
• we can also use AND and OR to formulate more
sophisticated conditions.
•
 Searching for matching records
SELECT * FROM customers WHERE Title=‘Mr’
AND Surname=‘Smith’ OR Title=‘Mrs’
•The WHERE attribute specifies what to search for within the
database records.
• in this example, only records which have a surname of ‘Smith
and title of ‘Mr’ or the title of ‘Mrs’ will be returned.
• we can also use AND and OR to formulate more
sophisticated conditions.
•
 Sorting records
The ORDER BY attribute can be used to sort
the order in which records are obtained.

SELECT * FROM cutomers ORDER BY Surname DESC

• the ORDER BY attribute is followed by the data field on

which to sort the record

• DESC or ASC – from high to low, or from low to high

Example15-12.php
 Accessing Multiple Tables
<?php
// File: example15-13.php

require_once("database2.php");

$dbRecords = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM customers WHERE Title = 'Mrs'", $dbLocalhost)

or die("Problem reading table: " . mysql_error());

echo "<p>Customers:</p>";
while ($arrRecords = mysql_fetch_array($dbRecords)) {
echo "<p>" . $arrRecords["Id"] . " ";
echo $arrRecords["Title"] . " ";
echo $arrRecords["Surname"] . " ";
echo $arrRecords["Firstname"] . "</p>";
}

//...continued...

Example15-13.php
 Accessing Multiple Tables
//continuation...

$dbRecords = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM products WHERE Name = 'Wine Glass'",

$dbLocalhost)
or die("Problem reading table: " . mysql_error());

echo "<p>Products:</p>";
while ($arrRecords = mysql_fetch_array($dbRecords)) {
echo "<p>" . $arrRecords["Id"] . " ";
echo $arrRecords["Name"] . " ";
echo $arrRecords["Description"] . " ";
echo $arrRecords["Quantity"] . " ";
echo $arrRecords["Cost"] . "</p>";
}
?>

Example15-13.php
 Using records to read another table
Read a customer record, and then show the
products purchased by that customer.

Tables
• Customers
• Products
• Purchases
• PurchaseProducts

Example15-14.php
 BIRD’S EYEVIEW

Using records to read another table

...
$strSurname = "Jones";
$dbCustRecords = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM customers WHERE Surname = '$strSurname' ",...)
while ($arrCustRecords = mysql_fetch_array($dbCustRecords)) { //#1
$intId = $arrCustRecords["Id"];
//display customer’s details
$dbPurRecords = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM purchases WHERE customers_Id = '$intId'", ...)
while ($arrPurRecords = mysql_fetch_array($dbPurRecords)) {//#2
$intPurId = $arrPurRecords["Id"];
//display purchase date
$dbProRecords=mysql_query("SELECT * FROM purchaseProducts WHERE purchases_Id='$intPurId' ",..)
while ($arrProRecords = mysql_fetch_array($dbProRecords)) { //#3
$intProductId = $arrProRecords["products_Id"];
//display Quantity
$dbProductRecords = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM products WHERE Id = '$intProductId'",..)
$arrProductRecord = mysql_fetch_array($dbProductRecords);
//display product details
} #3
} #2
} //#1

Example15-14.php
 Complete version

Using records to read another table

<?php
require_once("database2.php");

$strSurname = "Jones";

$dbCustRecords = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM customers WHERE Surname = '$strSurname'

", $dbLocalhost)
or die("Problem reading table: " . mysql_error());

while ($arrCustRecords = mysql_fetch_array($dbCustRecords)) {

$intId = $arrCustRecords["Id"];
echo "<p>Customer: ";
echo $arrCustRecords["Title"] . " ";
echo $arrCustRecords["Surname"] . " ";
echo $arrCustRecords["Firstname"] . "</p>";

$dbPurRecords = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM purchases WHERE customers_Id = '$intId'",

$dbLocalhost)
or die("Problem reading table: " . mysql_error());

Example15-14.php
 Complete version

Using records to read another table

while ($arrPurRecords = mysql_fetch_array($dbPurRecords)) {
$intPurId = $arrPurRecords["Id"];
echo "<p>Purchased On: ";
echo $arrPurRecords["Day"] . "/";
echo $arrPurRecords["Month"] . "/";
echo $arrPurRecords["Year"] . "</p>";

$dbProRecords= mysql_query("SELECT * FROM purchaseProducts WHERE purchases_Id='$intPurId' ",

$dbLocalhost)
or die("Problem reading table: " . mysql_error());

while ($arrProRecords = mysql_fetch_array($dbProRecords)) {

$intProductId = $arrProRecords["products_Id"];
echo "<p>" . $arrProRecords["Quantity"] . " ";

$dbProductRecords = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM products WHERE Id = '$intProductId'",

$dbLocalhost)
or die("Problem reading table: " . mysql_error());

$arrProductRecord = mysql_fetch_array($dbProductRecords);
echo $arrProductRecord["Name"] . " (" . $arrProductRecord["Description"] . ") at &#163;";
echo $arrProRecords["Cost"] . " each.</p>";
}
}
} Example15-14.php
Example15-14.php
?>
 Inserting records
How to create new database records and insert
them into a table?
INSERT INTO table (field1, field2,...) VALUES (‘value1’, ‘value2’,...)

•Alternatively, we have a simplified syntax:

INSERT INTO table VALUES (‘value1’, ‘value2’,...)

$dbProdRecords = mysql_query("INSERT INTO products

VALUES ( ' ', 'Beer Mug', '600 ml Beer Mug', '100', '5.99')",
$dbLocalhost)

Example15-15.php
 Inserting records
<?php
// File: example15-15.php

require_once("database2.php");

$dbProdRecords = mysql_query("INSERT INTO products VALUES ('', 'Beer Mug', '600

ml Beer Mug', '100', '5.99')", $dbLocalhost)
or die("Problem writing to table: " . mysql_error());

$dbProdRecords = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM products", $dbLocalhost)

or die("Problem reading table: " . mysql_error());

while ($arrProdRecords = mysql_fetch_array($dbProdRecords)) {

echo "<p>" . $arrProdRecords["Id"] . " ";
echo $arrProdRecords["Name"] . " ";
echo $arrProdRecords["Description"] . " ";
echo $arrProdRecords["Quantity"] . " ";
echo $arrProdRecords["Cost"] . "</p>";
}
?> Example15-14.php
Example15-15.php
 Deleting records
How to delete database records from tables?

DELETE FROM table WHERE field=‘value’

e.g.

$dbCustRecords = mysql_query("DELETE FROM customers

WHERE Id='3'", $dbLocalhost)

Note: If you have a relational database, you should tidy-up the other tables, based on
their connection with the record you’ve deleted.

Example15-16.php
 Deleting records
How to delete database records from tables?

DELETE FROM table

This will delete all records from a table!

Note: back-up your database first!

Example15-17.php
 Amending records
How to modify the contents of an existing
database record?
UPDATE table SET field=‘value1’, field=‘value2’...WHERE
field=‘value’

• requires you to specify the table, the list of fields with their
updated values, and a condition for selection (WHERE).

Example15-18.php
 Amending records
<?php
// File: example15-18.php

require_once("database2.php");

$dbCustRecords = mysql_query("UPDATE products SET Description='250 ml Tall

Glass' WHERE Id='6'", $dbLocalhost)
or die("Problem updating table: " . mysql_error());

$dbProdRecords = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM products", $dbLocalhost)

or die("Problem reading table: " . mysql_error());

while ($arrProdRecords = mysql_fetch_array($dbProdRecords)) {

echo "<p>" . $arrProdRecords["Id"] . " ";
echo $arrProdRecords["Name"] . " ";
echo $arrProdRecords["Description"] . " ";
echo $arrProdRecords["Quantity"] . " ";
echo $arrProdRecords["Cost"] . "</p>";
}
?> Example15-14.php
Example15-18.php
 Amending records
How to modify the contents of an existing
database record?
UPDATE table SET field=‘value1’, field=‘value2’...WHERE
field=‘value’

Another Example:
$dbCustRecords = mysql_query("UPDATE products SET Name='Beer
and Lager Glass' WHERE Name='Beer Glass'", $dbLocalhost)

•A number of records will be updated in this example.

Example15-19.php
 Counting the number of records
How to count the number of records after
running a query?
$dbProdRecords = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM products",
$dbLocalhost)
or die("Problem reading table: " . mysql_error());

$intProductCount = mysql_num_rows($dbProdRecords);

• you can also use the same function to determine if a record

exists.
Example15-20.php
Example15-21.php
 Select a substring
How to count the number of records after
running a query?
SELECT * FROM products WHERE substring(Name,1,4)=‘Wine’

•This will return all records from the products table where the
first four characters in the name field equals ‘Wine’

Example15-22.php
End of Lecture