Codeigniter update record - php

I have an update record that looks like this
$data_gallery = array(
'order' => $value
);
$this->db->where('order', $newOrder);
$this->db->update('gallery', $data_gallery);
I have say, 5 images I have reorderd. I have their old position and their new position.
But as I loop through they sometime overwrite each other.
Example:
5 images 1,2,3,4,5
I change the order 2,1,3,4,5
I update in the loop as it goes through the array of new order.
Update order = 2 where order = 1
Update order = 1 where order = 2
Obviously the second one never gets hit as order = 2 no longer exits.
I guess this more a logic question than anything else.
Any ideas how I can easily loop through and update without losing some of the data? I though maybe updating in a batch operation but didn't get very far with it.
Thanks in advance.

Use the image's ID in your WHERE clause:
$this->db->where('imageid', $imageid);
This will set the new order to each image without previously overwriting (and disappearing!) any information.

Check if you have any other fields to check for your criteria to match the exact records.
$data_gallery = array(
'order' => $value
);
$this->db->where('order', $newOrder);
//check if you have any other fields to match also image id, record id or any other ids to match
$this->db->where('second_id',$second_id);
$this->db->update('gallery', $data_gallery);

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How to delete item ID from array used as session shopping cart

I have a SESSION['cart'] with ID numbers only. I have a form passing the ID with a remove button. Once passed to my controller, I cannot figure out how to write the code that uses the ID ($_POST['id']) to delete the item from the SESSION['cart'].
I can loop through and display the array contents, but I cannot figure out how to delete based on ID passed from the form.
How do I loop through the SESSION['cart'] array to find a match with the ID passed from my delete form, and then delete that ID? I know that unset($_SESSION['cart'][X] deletes the ID at index X, but I cannot figure out how to loop through all the elements to find a match.
I have read a number of related issues in this forum but have been unable to apply any of those solutions to resolve this challenge. Any assistance is appreciated.
The way you have your values ($products = array(3,7,99,152)) isn't a very good method. Every time you want to perform an action, you have to loop through the array, you don't want that. Apart from that, how do you store quantity? Or variations like e.g. size or color?
if your structure is $array[ ID_OF_PRODUCT ], you can simply do this:
unset( $_SESSION['cart'][$_POST['id']] ); // Instant access via the key!
This should be the method to use. This allows you to create an array like this, with advanced info, but with easy access (42/63 are example id's)
$_SESSION['cart']['products'][42] = array(
'quantity' = 11,
'size' = 'large',
'color' = 'blue'
);
$_SESSION['cart']['products'][63] = array(
'quantity' = 9,
'size' = 'small',
'color' = 'red'
);
This way you can access a lot of info with the product ID, and now also see which size and color (both just examples) the user selected. You may not have need for this now, but you will further down the road :)
As you might see, you can easily do stuff with the item:
isset($_SESSION['cart'][$_POST['id']]); // check if the product exists
unset($_SESSION['cart'][$_POST['id']]); // remove the product
echo $_SESSION['cart'][$_POST['id']]['quantity']; // get the quantity.
Not a loop in the code. You should only use loops when you have to, try to somewhat avoid them because often their slow. Say you have an extreme case of 1000 items in your shop, and you need to delete no999... That'll take a noticable moment.
Here is the code to do it right:
$id = $_POST['id'];
$items = $_SESSION["cart"];
if(($key = array_search($id, $items)) !== false) {
unset($items[$key]);
}
$_SESSION["cart"] = array_values($items);
Advice
Beside item ID, you can also sve item count in SESSION array because user can add several times same item into cart. In that case your $_SESSION["card"] should be structured like:
array(
'1'=>12,//Item with ID=1 is added 12 times in shopping cart
'17'=>2,//Item with ID=17 is added 2 times in shopping cart etc.
'32'=>12,
)

PostgreSQL Update Issue With Quotation('')

I'm using PostgreSQL & Codeigniter. There is a table called folio in the database. It has few columns containing remarks1, remarks2, remarks3 as well. Data for the all the other columns are inserted when the INSERT statement executes for the 1st time.
When I try to execute below UPDATE statement later for the below 3 columns, remarks1 column get updated correctly. But remarks2, remarks3 columns are updated with ''.
UPDATE "folio" SET "remarks1" = 'test remark', "remarks2" = '', "remarks3" = '' WHERE "id" = '51';
Given that remarks1, remarks2, remarks3 columns data type is character varying. I'm using Codeigniter active records. At a time all 3 columns could be updated else single column could be updated depending on the user input.
What could be the issue? How can I fix this? Why columns are updated with ''?
As requested the php array in CI would be below
$data = array(
'remark1' => $this->input->post('remark1'),
'remark2' => $this->input->post('remark1'),
'remark3' => $this->input->post('remark1')
);
Function which saves the data contains below two lines only
$this->db->where('id', $folio_id);
$this->db->update('folio', $data);
Those columns are updated with '' because you tell them to?
Let's take a closer look at the query
UPDATE "folio"
SET
"remarks1" = 'test remark',
"remarks2" = '',
"remarks3" = ''
WHERE
"id" = '51';
First you select the table folio for the update.
Then you tell it to update remarks1 through remarks3 with new values. For remarks2 and remarks3 you specify to set them to an empty string. And that's what's going to happen.
Last but not least, you tell it to only apply this update to rows where id equals 51.
So, in order to only update remarks1 you can simply remove the other columns from your update:
UPDATE "folio"
SET
"remarks1" = 'test remark'
WHERE
"id" = '51';
Update:
I'm by far not a CI expert, but from what I see, I'd change the $data array to only contain information for remark1:
$data = array(
'remark1' => $this->input->post('remark1')
);
And (from my understanding) it should only update this single column.

Recordset paging based on a secondary field rather than key.

Bit stuck on how to achieve this.....
I have a PHP page which shows information for one record in a table. These records include a unique key (image_id) AND a name (image_name).
In order to display the correct record, I am using a search function on a previous page which results in a URL parameter (imageinfo.php?image_id=1 etc).
My problem is that I wish to add forward and back arrows to the table to cycle through different records, BUT based on the alphabetical order of 'image_name' rather than the numerical order of 'image_id.
I'm really not sure how to achieve this, so any help would be appreciated.
Something like this: (I hope the comments will explain)
<?php
$data = array(
123 => "B",
321 => "C",
124 => "A"
);
$id = 123; // This is the current image id
asort($data); // Sort the array based on values (names)
// Advance the internal pointer until it points to the current image
while(current($data) != $data[$id])
next($data);
// TODO: Also check whether next is past end here
echo next($data); // Should be C

How do I check and unset/set SESSION by element?

I have a session var for a shopping cart that reads: 'cart_b_1_1'.
The letter in the string indicates a category, the ints represent user id & product id.
How can I check the category of an already set SESSION var to see if it matches the category of a new selection?
I am trying to make sure that if an item is added to the SESSION array and there is a var that already exists with the same category letter, then it is unset and effectively replaced with the new selection. This is to limit selections by category to one.
Thanks for the help in advance.
You should consider taking advantange of the awesomeness of what associative arrays let you do:
$_SESSION['categories'][$mycat] = array($user_id, $product_id);
That way whenever you set a new category it overrides the last one. Not sure why you need the user_id at that level, assuming the whole cart belongs to one user, my Session would look like:
array(
'user' => $user_id,
'cart' => array('catid' => 'prodid', 'catid2', 'prodid2'))
);
You should use 3 variables instead of 1.
$_SESSION['category'] = 'cart_b';
$_SESSION['user_id'] = 1;
$_SESSION['product_id'] = 1;
But just in general - you can convert string to a array with '_' separator.
$varArray = explode('_', $_SESSION['var']);
explode the session variable using _ and check the first element to find the category.
$myarray=explode("_",$_SESSION['yourvariablename']);
then you the $myarray[1] is the category so you can compare and do other stuff.
Is this what you wanted?

post rating for an individual item in a list using codeigniter

I’m having a heck of a time figuring out how to post a rating for an individual item in a list of items,
this code let’s me rate multiple items, but not single items:
for($i=0;$i<2;$i++){
$doc_item_id = $_POST['item_id0'][$i];
$doc_rating = $_POST['document_rating'][$i];
$it_rt = array(
'item_id' => $doc_item_id,
'rating' => $doc_rating,
);
$this->purchases_model->update_document($it_rt);
}
whereas this code let’s me rate only the first item (or last item depending on where i put the "break;"):
foreach($_POST['item_id0'] as $doc_item_id){
foreach($_POST['document_rating'] as $doc_rating){
}
break;
}
$it_rt = array(
'item_id' => $doc_item_id,
'rating' => $doc_rating,
);
$this->purchases_model->update_document($it_rt);
any thoughts on how to correct either of these such that the user could rate the individual item of their choosing would be greatly appreciated,
If the user is supposed to choose the item to rate (instead of rating all items at the same time), you should allow him to do so (showing only one item, let him select one using radio buttons...), and then you should be able, by PHP side, to retrieve the index of the item to modify.
Finally, in order to modify only one item, your code should look like (PHP side, you will certainly have to update your HTML form as well)
$i = $_POST['item_index']; // Here I'm supposing that you have added radio buttons
// named 'item_index' to allow user to choose the item to rate
$doc_item_id = $_POST['item_id0'][$i];
$doc_rating = $_POST['document_rating'][$i] ;
$it_rt = array(
'item_id'=> $doc_item_id,
'rating' => $doc_rating,
);
$this->purchases_model->update_document($it_rt);
In fact it would be nearly your original code without the for loop.
Looping through the entire list just to limit the item you want, is kinda bad.
Here's an example on how to do it using some array functions:
$last=true; // false for first
if($last){
$id=end($_POST['item_id0']);
}else{
$id=reset($_POST['item_id0']);
}
// alternative: $id=($last)?end($_POST['item_id0']):reset($_POST['item_id0']);
// test id
if($id===false){
// no item was supplied
}
if(!isset($_POST['document_rating'][$id])){
// somehow, the item id doesn't have a matching document rating
}
// everything is okay!
$doc_item_id = $_POST['item_id0'][$id];
$doc_rating = $_POST['document_rating'][$id];
$it_rt = array(
'item_id' => $doc_item_id,
'rating' => $doc_rating,
);
$this->purchases_model->update_document($it_rt);

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