Can't display data from my DATABASE Server - php

Question

<?php
//connection to the database
try {
$pdo = new PDO('mysql:host=localhost;dbname=frostedc_movies;charset=utf8',
frostedc_user, 'pass');
echo "connected";
}
catch(PDOException $e) {
echo $e; //2
}
// select everything from the news table
$query = "SELECT * FROM movie";// Table name NOT database name
foreach ($pdo->query($query) as $row) {
echo "<table border='1'>";
echo "<tr>";
echo "<td width='150'>".$row['movietitle']."</td>";
echo "<td width='150'>".$row['genre']."</td>";
echo "<td width='150'>".$row['LastViewed']."</td>";
echo "<td width='150'>".$row['Location']."</td>";
echo "</tr>";
}
echo "</tr>";
echo "</table>";
echo "<br>";
echo "
<form>
<p>Please Enter a Movie Title</p>
<input type='text' name='new_movie' />
<input type='submit' value='Submit' />
</form>";
echo "
<form>
<p>Please Enter the Genre</p>
<input type='text' name='movie_genre' />
<input type='submit' value='Submit' />
</form>";
echo "
<form>
<p>Please Enter the Last View Date</p>
<input type='text' name='last_view' />
<input type='submit' value='Submit' />
</form>";
echo "
<form>
<p>Please Enter the Location</p>
<input type='text' name='movie_loca' />
<input type='submit' value='Submit' />
</form>";
$pdo = null;
?>
this is the new updated code. I am trying to use the inputs to enter data into my database.
I have researched how to do this, but so far I haven't got anything to work. Any thoughts? Also would it be easier for me to use include and make the inputs in html? if so could i use them to enter the data into the db?

Answer 1

You are doing 2 wrong things here
First : Mixing PDO with MySQL
Second : $query = "SELECT * FROM myDB"; You cant select from a Database.. You need to do a SELECT from your TABLE ! (Are you sure myDB is your table ?)

Answer 2

As you have tagged your question PDO I have removed all unneeded code from your example.
<?php
//connection to the database
try {
$pdo = new PDO('mysql:host=localhost;dbname=frostedc_movies;charset=utf8',
user, 'password'); //1
echo "connected";
}
catch(PDOException $e) {
echo $e; //2
}
// select everything from the news table
$query = "SELECT * FROM myTable";// Table name NOT database name
echo "<table>";
echo "<tr>";
foreach ($pdo->query($query) as $row) {//3
echo "<td>".$row['movietitle']."</td>";
echo "<td>".$row['genre']."</td>";
echo "<td>".$row['LastViewed']."</td>";
echo "<td>".$row['Location']."</td>";
}
echo "</tr>";
echo "</table>";
// disconnect from the database
$pdo = null;//5
?>
The number comments
1 Setting character set Manual
2 Echoing error message only for development.In production you should either do something with it or remove try/catch.
3 As there are no parameters use query()
4 For utf8 Prior to PHP 5.3.6
5 Changed mysql_close();(mysql_) to $pdo = null; (PDO)

Answer 3

<?php // connect to the database
$host = 'localhost';
$username = 'user';
$pass = 'password';
$conn=mysql_connect($host,$username,$pass)or die(mysql_error());
mysql_select_db("myDB");
// select everything from the news table
$query = "SELECT * FROM news";
$result = mysql_query($query);
while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result)){
echo "<table>
<tr>
<td>".$row['movietitle']."</td>
<td>".$row['genre']."</td>
<td>".$row['LastViewed']."</td>
<td>".$row['Location']."</td>
</tr>
</table>";
}
// disconnect from the database
mysql_close();
?>

Answer 4

try this code
<?php // connect to the database
$host = 'localhost';
$username = 'user';
$pass = 'password';
mysql_connect($host,$username,$pass);
mysql_select_db("myDB");
// select everything from the news table
$query = "SELECT * FROM `tablename`";
$result = mysql_query($query);
echo "<table>";
echo "<tr>";
while( ($row = mysql_fetch_array($result)))
{
echo "<td>".$row['movietitle']."</td>";
echo "<td>".$row['genre']."</td>";
echo "<td>".$row['LastViewed']."</td>";
echo "<td>".$row['Location']."</td>";
}
echo "</tr>";
echo "</table>";
// disconnect from the database
mysql_close();
?>