PHP and MySQL Library Tutorial

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MySQL_Login.php
nav.php
dump.php

Clean Up resets the
database to contain
a few sensible
records.

Person Table
Create
Drop

Insert
Delete
Update
Search
Date-Search

Row Dump
Better View
Table View
Form View

Book Table
Create
Drop

Insert
Delete
Update
Search

Table View
Form View

Loan Table
Create
Drop

Insert
Delete

Search

Table View

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Data Requirements
User Interface Design
Entity Relationship Diagrams
Data Flow Diagrams
Data Dictionary
Implementation Notes
Table Designs
Goals, Testing and Appraisal

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SELECT * FROM person ORDER BY last_name, first_name

The lines below give a quick dirty way to see the database contents. This row dump is useful for debugging. For example, the field names are visible.

Array ( [person_id] => 1 [title] => Mr [last_name] => Bloggs [first_name] => Fred [date_of_birth] => 1992-12-27 )

Array ( [person_id] => 3 [title] => Mr [last_name] => Doe [first_name] => John [date_of_birth] => 1982-05-09 )

Array ( [person_id] => 2 [title] => Ms [last_name] => Jane [first_name] => Mary [date_of_birth] => 1991-11-24 )

Code Listing : personSelect1.php

<?php
  require "../MySQL_Login.php";    // Contains host, username, password, and database
  $link = mysql_connect($host, $user, $password) or die(mysql_error());
  mysql_select_db ($database) or die(mysql_error());
  $sql    = "SELECT * FROM person ORDER BY last_name, first_name";
  $result = mysql_query($sql, $link) or die(mysql_error());
  mysql_close($link);
?>

<html>
<head>
<title>SELECT * FROM person;</title>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
</head>

<body>

<?php
  include "nav.php";
  echo"<font size=\"+2\"><b><pre>$sql</pre></b></font>";
?>

<p>The lines below give a quick dirty way to see the database contents. This row 
  dump is useful for debugging. For example, the field names are visible.</p>

<?php 
  while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($result, MYSQL_ASSOC)) 
  {
    print_r($row);  // This prints the $row array contents (useful for debugging)
    echo "<br><br>";
  }

  include "dump.php";
  dump_page(basename($_SERVER[SCRIPT_FILENAME]));  // Display the code of this page
?>

</body>
</html>