PHP/ MYSQL Inserting Data Into Multiple Tables - php

Question

I am trying to add data into 3 table using PHP, atm I can only view the results of the tables that are joined .
RESULTS QUERY
$sql = mysql_query("SELECT PART_ID, PART_DESC, SERIAL_NUM, PART.RACK_NUM, PART.PART_TYPE_ID, PART_TYPE_DESC, LOCATION
FROM PART
INNER JOIN PART_TYPE ON PART.PART_TYPE_ID = PART_TYPE.PART_TYPE_ID
INNER JOIN RACK ON RACK.RACK_NUM = PART.RACK_NUM
This will get all the rows from the PART table, and for each of the rows we find, match that row to a row in the PART_TYPE table (the condition being that they have the same PART_TYPE_ID). If no match between the PART and PART_TYPE tables can be found for a given row in the PART table, that row will not be included in the result.
My Insert Query This is where im having trouble
How do I add the data to the PART_ID, PART_TYPE and RACK tables?
<?php
// Parse the form data and add inventory item to the system
if (isset($_POST['PART_ID'])) {
$id = mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['PART_ID']);
$PART_DESC = mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['PART_DESC']);
$SERIAL_NUM = mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['SERIAL_NUM']);
$RACK_NUM = mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['RACK_NUM']);
$PART_TYPE_ID = mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['PART_TYPE_ID']);
$LOCATION = mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['LOCATION']);
$PART_TYPE_DESC = mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['PART_TYPE_DESC']);
// See if that product name is an identical match to another product in the system
$sql = mysql_query("SELECT PART_ID FROM PART WHERE PART_ID='$id' LIMIT 1");
$productMatch = mysql_num_rows($sql); // count the output amount
if ($productMatch > 0) {
echo 'Sorry you tried to place a duplicate "Product Name" into the system, click here';
exit();
}
// Add this product into the database now
**$sql = mysql_query("INSERT INTO PART (PART_ID, PART_DESC, SERIAL_NUM, RACK_NUM, PART_TYPE_ID)
VALUES('$id','$PART_DESC','$SERIAL_NUM','$RACK_NUM','$PART_TYPE_ID')") or die (mysql_error());**
header("location: inventory_list.php");
exit();
}
?>

Answer 1

Micheal if I understood your problem you just need to do 2 other SQL INSERT to add data in the other table
$sql = mysql_query("INSERT INTO PART (PART_ID, PART_DESC, SERIAL_NUM, RACK_NUM, PART_TYPE_ID)
VALUES('$id','$PART_DESC','$SERIAL_NUM','$RACK_NUM','$PART_TYPE_ID')") or die (mysql_error());
$currentID = mysql_inserted_id();
$sql2 = mysql_query("INSERT INTO PART_TYPE [..]");
$sql3 = mysql_query("INSERT INTO RACK [..]");
You can use $currentID if you need the ID of the last record inersted into PART
But still I strongly suggest you to learn PDO http://php.net/pdo for sql

Answer 2

your table management is wrong, you never use arrows just to show that you are joining it with that table from this table, but rather from the key in first table to foreign key in the second table, that's what i would start from, maybe a better idea would be to join them using JOIN look up in google how joins are working, that may be the cause...
I agree with #yes123, that is the correct way to insert into tables, if you have a program called heidisql then use it, because there is a window to run your queries... that way to test if it is properly written also use mysql_error.
Debug, debug, and one more time debug your code.

Answer 3

Your tables are not correctly designed.
Try this table structures .
In your base table Part. -
The columns in this should be:
Part_id
part_desc
serial_num
The part_type should have following columns:
part_type_id
part_type_desc
part_id -> foreign key to the parent table
The rack table should be:
Rack_num
location
part_id -> foreign key to the parent table.
So your select query to get all the part related information would be:
$sql="select * from part join part_type pt on tp.part_id=part.part_id join Rack_num rn on rn.part_id=part.part_id";
With this structure the data remains normalized. And is flexible, so if the parts are on multiple racks you just go to the rack table and add and new rack number and the part id.