How to get data from mysql database? - php

Question

I am having problem in getting values from db. Iam new in php
I am using checkboxes to get values from database. Only checked values should be printed.
<form method="POST" action="gradoviexport.php" id="searchform">
<div id="GRADOVI BIH">
<h3>GRADOVI BOSNE I HERCEGOVINE</h3><hr/>
<input type="checkbox" name="gradovi[]" value="sarajevo"> Sarajevo
<input type="checkbox" name="gradovi[]" value="banovici"> Banovići
<input type="checkbox" name="gradovi[]" value="banjaluka"> Banja Luka
<input type="checkbox" name="gradovi[]" value="bihac"> Bihać
<input type="checkbox" name="gradovi[]" value="bileca"> Bileća
</div>
<div id="snimi">
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="EXPORT">
</div>
</form>
If Sarajevo is checked I want to print values from database. It does not have to be only one value checked If all values are checked it should print all values.
$con=mysqli_connect("$host","$username","$password", "$database");
// Check connection
if (mysqli_connect_errno())
{
echo "Failed to connect to MySQL: " . mysqli_connect_error();
}
//connecting to db
$variable=$_POST['grad'];
foreach ($variable as $variablename)
{
$sql_select="SELECT * FROM `clanovi` WHERE `GRAD` = $variablename " ;
$queryRes = mysql_query($sql_select);
print"$sql_select";
}
echo "<table border='5'>
<tr>
<th>IME</th>
<th>PREZIME</th>
<th>FIRMA</th>
<th>ADRESA</th>
<th>TELEFON</th>
<th>FAX</th>
<th>MOBITEL</th>
<th>EMAIL </th>
<th>WEB_STRANICA </th>
<th>GRAD </th>
<th>KATEGORIJA </th>
</tr>";
while($row = mysqli_fetch_array($queryRes))
{
echo "<tr>";
echo "<td>" . $row['IME'] . "</td>";
echo "<td>" . $row['PREZIME'] . "</td>";
echo "<td>" . $row['FIRMA'] . "</td>";
echo "<td>" . $row['ADRESA'] . "</td>";
echo "<td>" . $row['TELEFON'] . "</td>";
echo "<td>" . $row['FAX'] . "</td>";
echo "<td>" . $row['MOBITEL'] . "</td>";
echo "<td>" . $row['EMAIL'] . "</td>";
echo "<td>" . $row['WEB_STRANICA'] . "</td>";
echo "<td>" . $row['GRAD'] . "</td>";
echo "<td>" . $row['KATEGORIJA'] . "</td>";
echo "</tr>";
}
echo "</table>";
mysqli_close($con);

Answer 1

Assume you posted gradovi[] array values to submitted page.
Submit page:
$grad = array();
$grad = $_POST['gradovi']; //get array value
$grad = implode(',',$grad); //convert it into comma separated string
//Insert it into data base
Getting from database:
//fetch the gradovi field from the db like below
echo $row['gradovi']; // print all values
or
$grad = explode(',',$row['gradovi']);
foreach($grad as $check) {
echo $check; //print one by one
}

Answer 2

There is few errors in your code.
There is no escaping of the string from POST data. Use mysqli_real_escape_string
There is an error in your while loop. You redefining mysql query result.
Fixed code:
//connecting to db
$variable=$_POST['grad'];
foreach($variable as $key => $val) {
$variable[$key] = mysql_escape_string($val);
}
$sql_select="SELECT * FROM `clanovi` WHERE `GRAD` IN ('" . implode("','", $variable) . "')" ;
$queryRes = mysql_query($sql_select);
print"$sql_select";