I am using the following php to display the number of records returned in a db search.
$sql = "SELECT COUNT(id) FROM authorsbooks WHERE author LIKE '%$searchquery%'";
$query = mysqli_query($dbc, $sql);
$row = mysqli_fetch_row($query);
$rows = $row[0];
$textline1 = "Your Search Returned (<b>$rows</b>) Records";
<?php echo $textline1; ?>
This seems to work fine.
However, I cannot get the total number of records in the actual db to display.
Can anyone explain a way of getting the total number of records in the database. Btw, I have tried using $total = mysqli_num_rows($query) but it keeps returning 1 as an answer. Thanks for any help.
For that you've to fire another SQL query. Like this,
$sql = "SELECT COUNT(id) FROM authorsbooks";
$query = mysqli_query($dbc, $sql);
$row = mysqli_fetch_row($query);
$rows = $row[0];
echo $rows; // will return total rows in database.
SELECT COUNT(*) FROM authorsbooks
It's true that $total = mysqli_num_rows($query) should return one row. When you do a SELECT COUNT(*) then the query returns 1 row telling you how many matches there were in the table.
I am a novice when it comes to PHP but I don't understand if my syntax is wrong in this statement, or how would I grab an int from my MySQL server.
I know that my server credentials are working fine. How would I fix this statement to give me a returned integer of the number of reviews in the userinfo table?
$numberofpreviousreviews = mysql_query("SELECT `number_of_reviews` FROM `userinfo`") or die(mysql_error()); //Check to see how many reviews user has previously created
$amountofreviews = $numberofpreviousreviews + 1;
$query2 = mysql_query("ALTER TABLE userinfo ADD `amountofreviews` VARCHAR(10000)") or die(mysql_error()); //Make another column in database for the new review
You need to fetch your results after you run your query. There are several ways to do this but using mysql_fetch_assoc() will work for you.
$numberofpreviousreviews = mysql_query("SELECT `number_of_reviews` FROM `userinfo`") or die(mysql_error()); //Check to see how many reviews user has previously created
$row = mysql_fetch_assoc($numberofpreviousreviews);
$amountofreviews = $row['number_of_reviews'] + 1;
FYI, you shouldn't be using mysql_* functions anymore. They are deprecated and going away. You should use mysqli or PDO.
Assume you have a table userinfo which has the following structure and data :
Scenario #1 :
If you want to retrieve the all number_of_reviews, then do like this,
$query = "SELECT `number_of_reviews` FROM `userinfo`";
$result = mysqli_query($db,$query);
while ($row = mysqli_fetch_assoc($result)) {
echo "Number of reviews : " . $row['number_of_reviews'] . "<br/>";
}
It will give you,
Number of reviews : 20
Number of reviews : 40
Since, the result has many rows, it will display like above.
Scenario #2:
If you want to retrieve only the specific number_of_reviews for some user id (which is unique). I take id as 1 as a example here. Then do like,
$query2 = "SELECT `number_of_reviews` FROM `userinfo` WHERE `id` = 1";
$result2 = mysqli_query($db,$query2);
while ($row2 = mysqli_fetch_assoc($result2)) {
echo $row2['number_of_reviews'] . "<br/>";
}
This will print,
20.
Because, number_of_reviews is 20 for id 1.
Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong here? This code doesn't echo out anything. I would like to see the number of rows containing $tag in the urlslug field.
<?php
$query = mysqli_query($mysqli, "SELECT * FROM tags WHERE urlslug='$tag'");
$num_rows = mysql_num_rows($query);
echo $num_rows;
Thanks! :)
You're using mysqli_query function, but then you have the deprecated mysql_num_rows function. Try mysqli_num_rows instead.
It is not very efficient to select everything in a table, count it, and then throw it away again. You should use the MySQL COUNT function to count the rows:
$result = mysqli_query($mysqli, "SELECT COUNT(*) as numRows FROM tags WHERE urlslug='$tag'");
$data = mysqli_fetch_array($result);
var_dump($data);
try this
mysqli_num_rows($query)
Try this
<?php
$query = mysqli_query($mysqli, "SELECT * FROM tags WHERE urlslug='$tag'");
$num_rows = mysqli_num_rows($mysqli,$query);
echo $num_rows;
?>
my ans with #Sverri M. Olsen's ans Number of rows in a MySQL table?:
When you COUNT(*) it takes in count column indexes, so it will be the best result. Mysql with MyISAM engine actually stores row count, it doensn't count all rows each time you try to count all rows. (based on primary key's column)
If the COUNT(*) is slow, you should run EXPLAIN on the query, and check if indexes are really used, and where should they be added.
and +1 for #Sverri M. Olsen
try this
$query = mysqli_query($mysqli, "SELECT * FROM tags WHERE urlslug='".$tag."'");
$num_rows = mysqli_num_rows($query);
echo $num_rows;
I am making a page that queries a table for all columns of all results ordered by entry time in descending order with a limit. When I query for a count of the rows, the query works just fine, but when I try to query the table again for data, I don't get anything. I decided to try cutting the query down to "SELECT * FROM comments" but I still got no results when "SELECT COUNT(*) AS count FROM comments" just beforehand worked. I've tried using mysqli_error(), but that didn't give me any information.
The query doesn't seem to be failing as the result from mysqli_query() isn't false and when I query in phpMyAdmin, the queries work. A little piece of my code below
//open databases
require_once($root . "databases/data.php");
//get number of suggestions in comments table
$cquery = mysqli_query($cbase, "SELECT COUNT(*) AS count FROM comments"); //this works
$c = mysqli_fetch_array($cquery);
$count = $c["count"];
//get all suggestions
//this query fails
$queryText = "SELECT * FROM comments ORDER BY time DESC LIMIT " . (($page - 1) * $pageLimit) . ", " . $pageLimit;
$query = mysqli_query($cbase, $queryText);
//validate query
if($query === false)
{
$failed = true;
}
//get all comments from query
while(!$failed && $array = mysqli_fetch_array($result))
Please try this on line 3
$c = mysqli_fetch_assoc($cquery);
You can also try like this also,
$c = mysqli_fetch_array($cquery, MYSQLI_ASSOC);
You are just using the wrong variable when reading out your query results in your while-loop. mysqli_fetch_array($result) while you saved the query-result in $query so it should be mysqli_fetch_array($query)
What's the best way with PHP to read a single record from a MySQL database? E.g.:
SELECT id FROM games
I was trying to find an answer in the old questions, but had no luck.
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$id = mysql_result(mysql_query("SELECT id FROM games LIMIT 1"),0);
$link = mysql_connect('localhost','root','yourPassword')
mysql_select_db('database_name', $link);
$sql = 'SELECT id FROM games LIMIT 1';
$result = mysql_query($sql, $link) or die(mysql_error());
$row = mysql_fetch_assoc($result);
print_r($row);
There were few things missing in ChrisAD answer. After connecting to mysql it's crucial to select database and also die() statement allows you to see errors if they occur.
Be carefull it works only if you have 1 record in the database, because otherwise you need to add WHERE id=xx or something similar to get only one row and not more. Also you can access your id like $row['id']
Using PDO you could do something like this:
$db = new PDO('mysql:host=hostname;dbname=dbname', 'username', 'password');
$stmt = $db->query('select id from games where ...');
$id = $stmt->fetchColumn(0);
if ($id !== false) {
echo $id;
}
You obviously should also check whether PDO::query() executes the query OK (either by checking the result or telling PDO to throw exceptions instead)
Assuming you are using an auto-incrementing primary key, which is the normal way to do things, then you can access the key value of the last row you put into the database with:
$userID = mysqli_insert_id($link);
otherwise, you'll have to know more specifics about the row you are trying to find, such as email address. Without knowing your table structure, we can't be more specific.
Either way, to limit your SELECT query, use a WHERE statement like this:
(Generic Example)
$getID = mysqli_fetch_assoc(mysqli_query($link, "SELECT userID FROM users WHERE something = 'unique'"));
$userID = $getID['userID'];
(Specific example)
Or a more specific example:
$getID = mysqli_fetch_assoc(mysqli_query($link, "SELECT userID FROM users WHERE userID = 1"));
$userID = $getID['userID'];
Warning! Your SQL isn't a good idea, because it will select all rows (no WHERE clause assumes "WHERE 1"!) and clog your application if you have a large number of rows. (What's the point of selecting 1,000 rows when 1 will do?) So instead, when selecting only one row, make sure you specify the LIMIT clause:
$sql = "SELECT id FROM games LIMIT 1"; // Select ONLY one, instead of all
$result = $db->query($sql);
$row = $result->fetch_assoc();
echo 'Game ID: '.$row['id'];
This difference requires MySQL to select only the first matching record, so ordering the table is important or you ought to use a WHERE clause. However, it's a whole lot less memory and time to find that one record, than to get every record and output row number one.
One more answer for object oriented style. Found this solution for me:
$id = $dbh->query("SELECT id FROM mytable WHERE mycolumn = 'foo'")->fetch_object()->id;
gives back just one id. Verify that your design ensures you got the right one.
First you connect to your database. Then you build the query string. Then you launch the query and store the result, and finally you fetch what rows you want from the result by using one of the fetch methods.
$link = mysql_connect('localhost','root','yourPassword')
mysql_select_db('database',$link);
$sql = 'SELECT id FROM games'
$result = mysql_query($sql,$link);
$singleRow = mysql_fetch_array($result)
echo $singleRow;
Edit: So sorry, forgot the database connection. Added it now
'Best way' aside some usual ways of retrieving a single record from the database with PHP go like that:
with mysqli
$sql = "SELECT id, name, producer FROM games WHERE user_id = 1";
$result = $db->query($sql);
$row = $result->fetch_row();
with Zend Framework
//Inside the table class
$select = $this->select()->where('user_id = ?', 1);
$row = $this->fetchRow($select);
The easiest way is to use mysql_result.
I copied some of the code below from other answers to save time.
$link = mysql_connect('localhost','root','yourPassword')
mysql_select_db('database',$link);
$sql = 'SELECT id FROM games'
$result = mysql_query($sql,$link);
$num_rows = mysql_num_rows($result);
// i is the row number and will be 0 through $num_rows-1
for ($i = 0; $i < $num_rows; $i++) {
$value = mysql_result($result, i, 'id');
echo 'Row ', i, ': ', $value, "\n";
}
mysqli_report(MYSQLI_REPORT_ERROR | MYSQLI_REPORT_STRICT);
$db = new mysqli('localhost', 'tmp', 'tmp', 'your_db');
$db->set_charset('utf8mb4');
if($row = $db->query("SELECT id FROM games LIMIT 1")->fetch_row()) { //NULL or array
$id = $row[0];
}
I agree that mysql_result is the easy way to retrieve contents of one cell from a MySQL result set. Tiny code:
$r = mysql_query('SELECT id FROM table') or die(mysql_error());
if (mysql_num_rows($r) > 0) {
echo mysql_result($r); // will output first ID
echo mysql_result($r, 1); // will ouput second ID
}
Easy way to Fetch Single Record from MySQL Database by using PHP List
The SQL Query is SELECT user_name from user_table WHERE user_id = 6
The PHP Code for the above Query is
$sql_select = "";
$sql_select .= "SELECT ";
$sql_select .= " user_name ";
$sql_select .= "FROM user_table ";
$sql_select .= "WHERE user_id = 6" ;
$rs_id = mysql_query($sql_select, $link) or die(mysql_error());
list($userName) = mysql_fetch_row($rs_id);
Note: The List Concept should be applicable for Single Row Fetching not for Multiple Rows
Better if SQL will be optimized with addion of LIMIT 1 in the end:
$query = "select id from games LIMIT 1";
SO ANSWER IS (works on php 5.6.3):
If you want to get first item of first row(even if it is not ID column):
queryExec($query) -> fetch_array()[0];
If you want to get first row(single item from DB)
queryExec($query) -> fetch_assoc();
If you want to some exact column from first row
queryExec($query) -> fetch_assoc()['columnName'];
or need to fix query and use first written way :)