PDO connection Not Working as required [duplicate] - php

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Hi i am using PDO DB class to connect to database. But i really wonder if i am doing it correct or not. All connection set up is fine but i get error when i run a query
My Directory Structure is
/root
/dbops <-- Directory contains `config.php` -->
/dbfunctions <-- Directory contains `DBclass.php` & `DBFuncts.php` -->
Now contents of config.php are:
define( 'DB_HOST', 'localhost' );
define( 'DB_USERNAME', 'root');
define( 'DB_PASSWORD', '');
define( 'DB_NAME', 'testDB');
define('DB_CHAR', 'utf8');
function __autoload($class){
$parts = explode('__', $class);
$path = implode(DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR,$parts);
require_once $path . '.php';
}
DBclass.php contains:
class dbdunctions__DBclass{
public $instance = null;
public function __construct() {}
final private function __clone() {}
public static function instance()
{
if (self::$instance === null)
{
$opt = array(
PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE => PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION,
PDO::ATTR_DEFAULT_FETCH_MODE => PDO::FETCH_ASSOC,
PDO::ATTR_EMULATE_PREPARES => TRUE,
PDO::ATTR_STATEMENT_CLASS => array('myPDOStatement'),
);
$dsn = 'mysql:host='.DB_HOST.';dbname='.DB_NAME.';
charset='.DB_CHAR;
self::$instance = new PDO($dsn, DB_USERNAME, DB_PASSWORD,
$opt);
}
return self::$instance;
}
public static function __callStatic($method, $args) {
return call_user_func_array(array(self::instance(), $method), $args);
}
}
class myPDOStatement extends PDOStatement
{
function execute($data = array())
{
parent::execute($data);
return $this;
}
}
DBFuncts.php contains below:
class dbfunctions__DBFuncts
{
protected $_con;
public function __construct()
{
$db = new dbfunctions__DBclass();
$this->_con = $db->con;
}
function gotodb(array $data){
$result =
$this->_con::instance()->prepare($qry)->execute(array(/*parameters*/));
}
}
Now when query is fired with $result then i get following error
Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '::' (T_PAAMAYIM_NEKUDOTAYIM) in dbops/dbfunctions/DBFuncts.php on line 12
Please guide. I have already spent 2 hrs on this issue and googling around.

Instead of
$this->_con::instance()
You should be able to just do
$this->_con->instance()->prepare($qry)->execute(array(/*parameters*/));
Not sure if it's a typo for when you put the code in - but I did notice that in the DBclass.php you have class dbdunctions__DBclass - surely this should be class dbfunctions__DBclass() ?
Also there seems to be some other errors in your example code ... But lets tackle them one at a time :)

Try adjusting this way. I have it working on my server with some adjustments. Notably instantiating the connection in the __construct() of the dbdunctions__DBclass() class and assigning $this->_con to the self::$instance (dbdunctions__DBclass::$instance;):
class dbdunctions__DBclass
{
// Make the instance static
public static $instance = null;
public function __construct()
{
// Create the static connection in the construct
$this->init();
}
private function init()
{
if (self::$instance === null) {
$opt = array(
PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE => PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION,
PDO::ATTR_DEFAULT_FETCH_MODE => PDO::FETCH_ASSOC,
PDO::ATTR_EMULATE_PREPARES => TRUE,
PDO::ATTR_STATEMENT_CLASS => array('myPDOStatement'),
);
self::$instance = new PDO('mysql:host='.DB_HOST.';dbname='.DB_NAME.'; charset='.DB_CHAR, DB_USERNAME, DB_PASSWORD, $opt);
}
}
final private function __clone()
{
}
public static function __callStatic($method, $args)
{
return call_user_func_array(array(self::instance(), $method), $args);
}
}
class myPDOStatement extends PDOStatement
{
public function execute($data = array())
{
parent::execute($data);
return $this;
}
}
class dbfunctions__DBFuncts
{
protected $_con;
public function __construct()
{
// Create instance of database
$database = new dbdunctions__DBclass();
// Assign the connection to the $this->_con
$this->_con = dbdunctions__DBclass::$instance;
}
public function gotodb($statement = false,$bind = false)
{
// Incase the statement or bind is empty, return 0
if(empty($statement) || empty($bind))
return 0;
// Create the query with method chain
$query = $this ->_con->prepare($statement)
->execute($bind);
// Fetch results
while($row = $query->fetch())
$result[] = $row;
// If results return array else return 0 for consistency
return (!empty($result))? $result : 0;
}
}
// Instantiate
$dbFunc = new dbfunctions__DBFuncts();
// Use whatever you use to return a result here. This statement happens
// to work for my database...but likely not yours
print_r($dbFunc->gotodb("select * from `users` where `ID` = :ID",array(":ID"=>"29")));

class dbfunctions__DBFuncts
{
protected $_con;
public function __construct()
{
$db = new dbfunctions__DBclass();
$this->db = $db;
}
function gotodb(array $data){
$result =
$stmt = $this->db->prepare($qry);
$stmt->execute(array(/*parameters*/));
}
The PDO object gets created then made into a "member object". The gotodb object uses the "member object" PDO instance. Below is a sample of code from a site I'm working on which should help explain it better:
try {
$sql="
SELECT
id
, name
, description
FROM
ue_bug_project
";
// $stmt objected created by preparing the SQL query for execution, using the PDO object, which in this case is $this->db
$stmt = $this->db->prepare($sql);
// The execute method of the $stmt object is run executing the query, in this case no query data is bound as there is no user submitted data being used
$stmt->execute();
// The result set is grabbed in one hit and placed into the projects array (I really should have set up the $projects variable as an empty array beforehand)
$projects = $stmt->fetchAll(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
return $projects;
}
// If the query fails with an error, the catch block is run, in this case i log the error.
catch (PDOException $e) {
error_log('Error when getting the list of projects!');
error_log(' Query with error: '.$sql);
error_log(' Reason given:'.$e->getMessage()."\n");
return false;
}
}
From the looks of your code there's probably no real need to place your own wrapper around the PDO class

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Trying PDO wrapper and getting result as 'NULL' when there is a record present in the database [duplicate]

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I just tried a PDO wrapper from https://phpdelusions.net/pdo/pdo_wrapper.
First the PDO Wrapper
class MyPDO
{
protected static $instance;
protected $pdo;
public function __construct() {
$opt = array(
PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE => PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION,
PDO::ATTR_DEFAULT_FETCH_MODE => PDO::FETCH_OBJ,
PDO::ATTR_EMULATE_PREPARES => FALSE,
);
$dsn = 'mysql:host='.DB_HOST.';dbname='.DB_NAME.';charset='.DB_CHAR;
$this->pdo = new PDO($dsn, DB_USER, DB_PASS, $opt);
}
// a classical static method to make it universally available
public static function instance()
{
if (self::$instance === null)
{
self::$instance = new self;
}
return self::$instance;
}
// a proxy to native PDO methods
public function __call($method, $args)
{
return call_user_func_array(array($this->pdo, $method), $args);
}
// a helper function to run prepared statements smoothly
public function run($sql, $args = [])
{
if (!$args)
{
return $this->query($sql);
}
$stmt = $this->pdo->prepare($sql);
$stmt->execute($args);
return $stmt;
}
}
and then the user class
class User
{
/* #var MyPDO */
protected $db;
protected $data;
public function __construct()
{
$this->db = MyPDO::instance();
}
public function find($id)
{
$this->data = $this->db->run("SELECT * FROM user_account WHERE id = ?", [$id])->fetch();
}
}
and then instantiate class user
$user = new User();
$a = $user->find(3);
var_dump($a);
There is a record associated with ID = 3 but the result I get is NULL, why?
As mentioned in the comments, the find method doesn't return anything, it is probably storing it just fine in $this->data but is never returned.
public function find($id)
{
$this->data = $this->db->run("SELECT * FROM user_account WHERE id = ?", [$id])->fetch();
return $this->data;
}

Passing PDO object into class - PHP Fatal error: Call to a member function execute() on a non-object

I am refactoring a (procedural) PHP Library I wrote a while back into a lightweight OOP framework. I'm getting caught up with trying to pass a PDO object to be used in a class. Here's what I've got so far.
Config.php
<?php
class Config {
// Database Variables
private $db_type;
private $db_host;
private $db_user;
private $db_pass;
private $db_name;
private $db_path; // for sqlite database path
private $db_char; // charset
// Site Variables
private $s_protocol;
private $s_subdomain;
private $s_domain;
private $s_tld;
private $s_dir;
private $s_name;
private $s_description;
private $s_path;
private $s_visibility;
private $s_pipe;
private $s_apps;
private $s_hooks;
private $s_blocks;
private $s_assets;
// User Default
private $u_groupid;
public function __construct($config) {
$this->set($config);
}
public function set($config) {
if (!empty($config) && is_array($config)) {
foreach ($config as $k => $v) {
if (property_exists(get_class($this), $k)) {
$this->$k = $v;
}
}
return true;
}
else { return false; }
}
public function get($config) {
if (!empty($config)) {
return $this->$config;
}
}
public function domain() {
return $this->get('s_protocol') .'://'. $this->get('s_domain') . $this->get('s_tld') .'/'. $this->get('s_dir');
}
}
?>
Database.php
<?php
class Database extends PDO {
private $config;
public function __construct($config) {
$this->config = $config;
switch($this->config->get('db_type')) {
case 'mysql':
case 'pgsql':
try {
return new PDO(
$this->config->get('db_type') .':dbname='. $this->config->get('db_name') .';host='. $this->config->get('db_host'),
$this->config->get('db_user'),
$this->config->get('db_pass')
);
}
catch(PDOException $e) {
die($e->getMessage());
}
break;
case 'sqlite':
try {
return new PDO($this->config->get('db_type') .':'. $this->config->get('db_path'));
}
catch(PDOException $e) {
die($e->getMessage());
}
break;
case 'firebird':
try {
return new PDO(
$this->config->get('db_type') .':dbname='. $this->config->get('db_host') .':'. $this->config->get('db_path'),
$this->config->get('db_user'),
$this->config->get('db_pass')
);
}
catch(PDOException $e) {
die($e->getMessage());
}
break;
case 'informix':
try {
return new PDO(
$this->config->get('db_type') .':DSN='. $this->config->get('db_name'),
$this->config->get('db_user'),
$this->config->get('db_pass')
);
}
catch(PDOException $e) {
die($e->getMessage());
}
break;
case 'oracle':
try {
return new PDO(
'OCI:dbname='. $this->config->get('db_name') .';charset='. $this->config->get('db_char'),
$this->config->get('db_user'),
$this->config->get('db_pass')
);
}
catch(PDOException $e) {
die($e->getMessage());
}
break;
}
}
}
?>
Auth.php
<?php
class Auth {
// Set Database object
protected $db;
// User fields in users table
private $id;
private $email;
private $password;
private $firstname;
private $lastname;
private $displayname;
private $groupid;
private $ip;
private $created;
private $updated;
private $cookie;
private $sessionid;
private $lastlogin;
private $token;
private $active;
public function __construct($dbh) {
$this->db = $dbh;
}
public function add($params) {
$sql = '
INSERT INTO
`users` (
';
$cols = array_keys($params);
$col_string = implode(', ', $cols);
$sql .= $col_string .'
)
VALUES (
';
array_walk($cols, function(&$v, $k) { $v = ':'. $v; });
$col_string = implode(', ', $cols);
$sql .= $col_string .'
)
';
$stmt = $this->db->prepare($sql);
$stmt->execute($params);
}
public function remove($params) {
}
public function update($params) {
}
public function get($params) {
}
protected function set($params) {
if (!empty($params) && is_array($params)) {
foreach ($params as $k => $v) {
if (property_exists(get_class($this), $k)) {
$this->$k = $v;
}
}
return true;
}
else { return false; }
}
}
?>
init.php
<?php
session_start();
$params = array(
'db_type' => 'mysql',
'db_host' => '127.0.0.1',
'db_user' => 'user',
'db_pass' => 'password',
'db_name' => 'database',
'u_groupid' => 4
);
require_once('Config.php'); $c = new Config($params);
require_once('Database.php'); $db = new Database($c);
require_once('Auth.php'); $u = new Auth($db);
$user = array(
'email' => 'newperson#email.com',
'password' => md5('password'),
'firstname' => 'Jeff',
'lastname' => 'Wilson',
'displayname' => 'Jeff Wilson',
'groupid' => $c->get('u_groupid'),
'ip' => $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'],
'created' => date('Y-m-d H:i:s'),
'sessionid' => session_id(),
'active' => 1,
);
$u->add($user);
?>
PHP Fatal error: Call to a member function execute() on a non-object in Auth.php on line 46
This is line 46:
$stmt->execute($params);
As far as I know I'm passing the PDO object to the Auth class correctly. It shouldn't say it's a non-object. Can anyone else see what's wrong here?
The constructor in the Database class is returning a value (a PDO object). The __construct() function should not explicitly return a value. Since your Database class extends PDO, call the parent constructor instead:
parent::__construct(
$this->config->get('db_type') .':dbname='. $this->config->get('db_name') .';host='. $this->config->get('db_host'),
$this->config->get('db_user'),
$this->config->get('db_pass')
);
Unless the pdo instance is set explicitly to use exceptions for error reporting you have to check the return value of PDO::prepare
$stmt = $this->db->prepare($sql);
if ( !$stmt ) {
// prepare failed
// the array returned by $this->db->errorinfo() most likely contains more info about the error
// don't send it unconditionally,directly to the browser, see https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Top_10_2013-A6-Sensitive_Data_Exposure
}
else {
$result = $stmt->execute($params);
if ( !$result ) {
// not ok
}
else {
// ok
}
}
edit: I can leave out the first part of my answer, since Alex Ivey already wrote it. ;-)
Just image behind the scene php is doing something like
function __internal_newDatabase() {
// just image the parser/compiler creates this function
// from your class defintion
$instance = array(
'properties'=>array('config'=>null),
'methods'=>array('beginTransaction'=>PDO::beginTransaction, 'prepare'=>PDO::prepare, ...)
);
// some magic function that calls a method and "replaces" $this by the second parameter
invoke(Database::__construct, $instance);
return $instance;
}
and when your script contains new Database instead it calls __internal_newDatabase(). That's (ooooversimplified) what happens and therefore you can not just "change" the instance within your constructor "method" by returning a different instance. Your constructor is supposed to make this instance fly (or bail out by throwing an exception).
Your class Database is derived from PDO, i.e. it is supposed to behave as a PDO. In other languages that implies that the/a base class' constructor must be called. PHP doesn't enforce that. But in this case leaves your Database instance unusable. You have to explcitily call the parent's constructor as Alex's answer shows.
But there are other issues with this class. (First a confession: I'm biased as can be against class Database. In virtually all in all cases it's just wrong and therfore automagically raises a red flag for me)
Foremost: Given its name and the way you use it, it's superfluous. It's just a configuration detail not a class derived from PDO. More likely it would be a factory and/or something within an IoC container (if you use that).
On the other hand it might not be just a configuration detail but might (and probably will) cause different implementions for different databases. PDO is not a database abstraction, just a unified access layer.
Your class Auth.php doesn't care about the concrete sql dialect used - and this particular query will most likely work for all database systems supported by PDO. But there will sooner or later be queries that have to be customized for the different RDBMSs. And then your base class would probably be called something like DB_Adapter and there would be MySQL_Adapter extends DB_Adapter and so on....
Add this method to your Database class
public function getConnection() {
return new PDO(
$this->config->get('db_type') .':dbname='. $this->config->get('db_name') .';host='. $this->config->get('db_host'),
$this->config->get('db_user'),
$this->config->get('db_pass')
);
}
call prepare statement like this:
$conn = $this->db->getConnection();
$stmt = $conn->prepare($sql);
Your $conn has to be PDO object in this case
The main problem here is while $db = new Database($c); seems to be fine at the first glance, calling $db->prepare is not good because $db is instance of Database, but has to be instance of PDO
One of the ways to improve a bit connection handling would be:
In your Database class to have a private $conn for connection
class Database extends PDO {
private $config;
private $conn;
public function __construct($config) {
$this->config = $config;
switch($this->config->get('db_type')) {
case 'mysql':
case 'pgsql':
try {
$this->conn = new PDO(
$this->config->get('db_type') . ':dbname=' . $this->config->get('db_name') . ';host=' . $this->config->get('db_host'),
$this->config->get('db_user'),
$this->config->get('db_pass')
);
} catch(PDOException $e) {
die($e->getMessage());
}
break;
// ...
}
}
THEN in the same class new method to return connection:
public function getConnection() {
return $this->conn;
}
AND FINALLY call it:
$this->db->getConnection()->prepare($sql)

PHP DataMapper pattern: My class needs an instance of PDO, I want to wrap it inside a Db class

here's what I have:
class Entry
{
public $id;
public $name;
public $seoName;
public $timeCreated;
public function someFunction()
{
}
}
class EntryMapper
{
protected $db;
public function __construct(PDO $db)
{
$this->db = $db;
}
public function saveEntry(Entry &$entry)
{
if($entry->id){
$sql = "";
}
else {
$sql = "INSERT INTO tbl_entry (name, seo_name, time_created) VALUES (:name, :seo_name, :time_created)";
$stmt = $this->db->prepare($sql);
$stmt->bindParam("name", $entry->name);
$stmt->bindParam("seo_name", $entry->seoName);
$stmt->bindParam("time_created", $entry->timeCreated);
$stmt->execute();
$entry->id = $this->db->lastInsertId();
}
}
}
Now, here's how I use it in my view file (currently just testing insert command):
$entry = new Entry();
$entry->name = "Some Company LLC";
$entry->seoName = "some-company-llc";
$entry->timeCreated = date("Y-m-d H:i:s");
$entryMapper = new EntryMapper(new PDO("mysql:host=....."));
$entryMapper->saveEntry($entry);
I want to have the $entryMapper line like this:
$entryMapper = new EntryMapper(new Database());
meaning I should have a separate class Database.php where I would establish the connection.
I tried that, but since my class EntryMapper.php needs an instance of PDO directly, i'm getting an error. I have tried Database extend from PDO but that also raises error saying that PDO constructor was not called in EntryMapper
Any thoughts?
EDIT: if you see any signs of code coupling or similar, let me know because I want to learn to code properly. Thank you very much!
You can use Factory pattern and create the PDO object within a function in the Database class.
class Database {
private const connStr = 'mysql:host=.....';
public static function createPDODatabase() {
return new PDO(connStr);
}
}
So you may call your EntryMapper constructor as:
$entryMapper = new EntryMapper(Database::createPDODatabase());
EDIT: If you want to do it by instantiating the Database object, you should call the PDO constructor in the constructor of the Database class.
class Database extends PDO {
public function __construct($dbname='db_name', $server='localhost', $username='db_user', $password='db_password') {
parent::__construct("mysql:host=$server;dbname=$dbname", $username, $password);
parent::setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_DEFAULT_FETCH_MODE, PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
}
}
Then you may just instantiate the Database object.
$entryMapper = new EntryMapper(new Database());
This is how I finally solved it (if a better implementation arises, I will for sure recode). It is an implementation of solution under the accepted answer here: Global or Singleton for database connection?
My ConnFactory.php
include('config/config.php');
class ConnFactory
{
private static $factory;
public static function getFactory()
{
if(!self::$factory){
self::$factory = new ConnFactory();
return self::$factory;
}
}
private $db;
public function pdo()
{
if(!$this->db){
$options = array(
PDO::ATTR_PERSISTENT => true,
PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE => PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION,
PDO::ATTR_EMULATE_PREPARES => false,
PDO::MYSQL_ATTR_INIT_COMMAND => "SET NAMES utf8"
);
$this->db = new PDO("mysql:host=".DB_HOST.";port=".DB_PORT.";dbname=".DB_SCHEMA."", DB_USER, DB_PASS, $options);
}
return $this->db;
}
}
Usage in my view/html file (just a test of insert functionalty):
$entry = new Entry();
$entry->name = "Kartonaža ad Gradačac";
$entry->seoName = "kartonaza-ad-gradacac";
$entry->timeCreated = date("Y-m-d H:i:s");
$entryMapper = new EntryMapper(ConnFactory::getFactory()->pdo());
$entryMapper->saveEntry($entry);

Unable to use PDO methods when using DB class

Hey guys I'm doing this wrong again I'm sure, but I'm trying to instantiate a PDO database
handler from my class Database from the file class.database.php inside my class AdminSession
from class.admin.php, somethings a bit screwy with my dependancy injection, and it is not
allowing me to use PDO's methods corretly; like fetch(), prepare() etcetra.
the class.database.php file
class Database
{
public $db; // handle of the db connection
private static $dsn="mysql:host=server2.com;dbname=database";
private static $user="user";
private static $pass="pass";
private static $instance;
public function __construct ()
{
$this->db = new PDO(self::$dsn,self::$user,self::$pass,$self::$opts);
$this->db->setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION);
$this->db->setAttribute(PDO::MYSQL_ATTR_INIT_COMMAND, "SET NAMES 'utf8'");
switch($_SERVER['ENVIRONMENT']) {
case 'staging':
self::$dsn="mysql:host=server1.com;dbname=database";
self::$user="user";
self::$pass="pass";
break;
default:
self::$dsn="mysql:host=server2.com;dbname=database";
self::$user="user";
self::$pass="pass";
}
}
public static function getInstance()
{
if(!isset(self::$instance))
{
$object= __CLASS__;
self::$instance=new $object;
}
return self::$instance;
}
}
and here's the topmost of my class.admin.php, and a method that is throwing an error.
right now the errors I'm getting
PHP Fatal error: Call to undefined method line 230
If I use $this->db-prepare($sql)
or
PHP Fatal error: Call to a member function prepare() on a non-object line 230
If I use $db-prepare($sql)
require('library/class.database.php');
class AdminSession {
static $abs_path;
public function __construct(Database $db) {
session_start();
self::$abs_path = dirname(dirname(__FILE__));
if($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] == 'POST') {
$this->post = $_POST; // filter_input_array(INPUT_POST, FILTER_SANITIZE_STRING);
if(get_magic_quotes_gpc ()) {
//get rid of magic quotes and slashes if present
array_walk_recursive($this->post, array($this, 'stripslash_gpc'));
}
}
$this->get = $_GET; // filter_input_array(INPUT_GET, FILTER_SANITIZE_STRING);
array_walk_recursive($this->get, array($this, 'urldecode'));
}
// other methods
private function checkDB($username, $password) {
$sql = "SELECT * FROM users WHERE username=:username";
try {
$db = Database::getInstance();
$stmt = $db->prepare($sql);
$stmt->bindParam("username", $username);
$stmt->execute();
$user = $stmt->fetchAll(PDO::FETCH_OBJ);
$db = null;
if($user) {
//general return
if(is_object($user[0]) && md5($user[0]->password) == $password) {
return true;
} else {
return false;
}
} else {
return false;
}
} catch(PDOException $e) {
echo '{"error":{"text":'. $e->getMessage() .'}}';
}
}
}
You can't put logic into your class definition. Instead, determine the value of these variables within the constructor. The switch will work in a method, but not when defining members.
Edit: I actually feel silly for missing this. The connection was made before the switch statement. I don't know that it'll fix the second set of issues ... but it'll behave properly for the original question now.
class Database
{
public $db; // handle of the db connection
private static $opts = array(PDO::MYSQL_ATTR_INIT_COMMAND => 'SET NAMES utf8');
private static $dsn="mysql:host=server2.com;dbname=database";
private static $user="user";
private static $pass="pass";
private static $instance;
public function __construct ()
{
switch($_SERVER['ENVIRONMENT']) {
case 'staging':
self::$dsn="mysql:host=server1.com;dbname=database";
self::$user="user";
self::$pass="pass";
break;
default:
self::$dsn="mysql:host=server2.com;dbname=database";
self::$user="user";
self::$pass="pass";
}
$this->db = new PDO(self::$dsn,self::$user,self::$pass,$self::$opts);
$this->db->setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION);
}
public static function getInstance()
{
if(!isset(self::$instance))
{
$object= __CLASS__;
self::$instance=new $object;
}
return self::$instance;
}
}

PHP Singleton Database Query

In PHP, I have following Singleton Database Class:
class Database
{
private static $instance;
private function __construct()
{
self::$instance = new mysqli('localhost', 'root', 'Matthias', 'financecontrol', '3307');
if (!self::$instance) {
throw new Exception('Could not connect to database in function __construct.');
}
}
public static function getInstance()
{
if (!self::$instance) {
self::$instance = new Database();
}
return self::$instance;
}
}
Whenever I try to perform a query on the database in another PHP file, for example to check whether a user already exists:
function userExists($username)
{
try {
$connection = Database::getInstance();
$result = $connection->query("select * from user where username='$username'");
if (!$result) {
throw new Exception("Connection to database failed in function userExists.");
}
if ($result->num_rows > 0) {
return true;
} else {
return false;
}
} catch (Exception $ex) {
$errorPager = new ErrorpageGenerator();
$errorPager->generateErrorPage($ex->getMessage());
return false;
}
}
I get an error message "PHP Fatal error: Call to undefined method Database::query() in User.php on line 44"
I've tried adding a query function in the Database class, but that did not seem to fix the problem. Any ideas? Thanks
You have to add this method of course. But you cannot assign Database() and the mySQLi object to m_pInstance
so do:
class Database
{
private static $conn;
// ...
public function __construct()
{
self::$conn = new mysqli('localhost', 'root', 'root', 'database', '3307');
//...
and then
public function query($sql)
{
return self::$conn->query($sql);
// or
return mysqli_query(self::$conn, $sql);
}
EDIT
Working code:
class Database
{
private static $instance = null;
private static $conn;
private function __construct()
{
self::$conn = new mysqli('localhost', 'root', 'root', 'database', '3307');
}
public static function getInstance()
{
if (self::$instance == null) {
self::$instance = new Database();
}
return self::$instance;
}
public function query($sql)
{
return self::$conn->query($sql);
}
}
You get this error, because Database::$m_pInstance is contains an instance of Database class and not instance of MySQLi. You have created a "conflict" between to parts of the code:
public static function getInstance()
{
if (!self::$m_pInstance) {
self::$m_pInstance = new Database(); // << PROBLEM
}
return self::$m_pInstance;
}
Which overrides what your constructor does:
private function __construct()
{
self::$m_pInstance = new mysqli( /* .. */ ); // PROBLEM
if (!self::$m_pInstance) {
throw new Exception('Could not .. blah');
}
else {
return self::$m_pInstance;
}
}
Even though the constructor assigns self::$m_pInstance the instance of MySQLi object, it gets overridden by self::$instance = new Database(); right after.
Also, in php __constuct() method should not return, ever.
That said, i think is should warn you that singleton is considered to be an anti-patterns, and should be avoided. Your code also has the unintended side-effect, forcing you to have only one database (not connection, the database) available per application.
You might benefit from watching few lectures:
Advanced OO Patterns (slides)
Global State and Singletons
Don't Look For Things!
Your code does not look right.
first, you assign $m_pInstance a new Database instance. But then, in the constructor, you assign it a new mysqli instance. I am unsure how php handles this case, but it seems that it treats it as Database object as indicated by your error message. The Database class however does not have a query method.
So the solution would be to save the mysqli object in a different field and add getters and setters for it or delegate the methods to it.

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