deleting records from mysql table - php

Question

Continuing with my simple CRUD, I'm stuck again...
So I have a table created called "usuaris" and a column called "id" which is my auto-increment and then another column called "usuari_nom". Now, I want to add "delete function", so when I am displaying the records of my table I've added a to delete it:
<div id="main">
<?php
global $conn;
$query = "SELECT * FROM usuaris";
if($grup_usuaris = mysqli_query($conn, $query)) {
echo "<table>";
echo "<tr><th>Usuaris</th><th>Accions</th></tr>";
while($row = mysqli_fetch_assoc($grup_usuaris)) {
echo "<tr><td>" . $row['usuari_nom'] . "</td><td>Eliminar usuari</td></tr>";
}
echo "</table>";
echo "+ Afegeix Usuari";
mysqli_free_result($grup_usuaris);
} else {
echo "query failed";
echo("Error description: " . mysqli_error($conn));
}
?>
</div>
So now, If I click on "eliminar usuari" it goes to the file where I am adding the query to delete, plus the id of that user; for example: "http://localhost/calendario/elimina_usuari.php?subject=6". But then, in the file elimina_usuari.php, how do I select the id to know what record to delete?
I've thought with $_GET but it doesn't seems to work, either with $_POST:
elimina_usuari.php
<?php
global $conn;
$usuari_id = $_GET['id'];
$query = "DELETE FROM subjects WHERE id = {$usuari_id} LIMIT 1";
$result = mysqli_query($conn, $query);
if ($result && mysqli_affected_rows($conn) == 1) {
redirect_to("calendari.php");
} else {
echo "no eliminat";
}
?>
Any clue how can I get its id? Should I take it from the url somehow?
Thanks

Answer 1

you're doing fine.
just need to change this
$usuari_id = $_GET['id'];
to
$usuari_id = $_GET['subject'];
as you're setting subject instead of id in your url
http://localhost/calendario/elimina_usuari.php?subject=6
^
and if you want to process id, like $_GET['id'], you need to change URL.
"http://localhost/calendario/elimina_usuari.php?id=6"
^ change here
EDIT
as per your comment,
you can use any $variable to $_POST or $_GET, it has nothing to do with the database column name.
Like you can use following.
"http://localhost/calendario/elimina_usuari.php?eve_mf=6"
and on elimina_usuari.php page,
$id = $_GET['eve_mf'];
and second part, why can I do that and I don't need to call it id as it is called in my db table?
Again, it's not the issue what you call variables in you local environment, all you to do(and should take care of) is to put right parameters in your sql query.
$query = "DELETE FROM subjects WHERE id = {$usuari_id} LIMIT 1";
Here id is the name of your column name in your database. You can't change it here if you even want it to.
however, $usuari_id is your local variable, and you can change it whatever you want.
Hope I've explained what you're looking for :)

Answer 2

You can get the id with $_GET['subject'].
Please be aware about SQL injection as you are wrongly get the id of the user to be deleted:
$usuari_id = mysqli_real_escape_string($conn, $_GET['subject']);

Answer 3

<?php
global $conn;
$usuari_id = $_GET['subject'];
$query = "DELETE FROM subjects WHERE id = {$usuari_id} LIMIT 1";
$result = mysqli_query($conn, $query);
if ($result && mysqli_affected_rows($conn) == 1) {
redirect_to("calendari.php");
} else {
echo "no eliminat";
}
?>

Answer 4

You just need to Get the exact variable name or parameter name which you have sent with your url
I mean see your url contains subject=6
that means you have to get subject instead of id;
please replace this code
$usuari_id = $_GET['id'];
to
$usuari_id = $_GET['subject'];

Answer 5

try this in elimina_usurai.php
<?php
global $conn;
$usuari_id = $_GET['subject'];
$query = "DELETE FROM subjects WHERE id = {$usuari_id} LIMIT 1";
$result = mysqli_query($conn, $query);
if ($result && mysqli_affected_rows($conn) == 1) {
redirect_to("calendari.php");
} else {
echo "no eliminat";
}
?>