PHP code to display database records in a table on different pages

Hi Experts:

I have a MySQL database table with the following columns: id (primary key), type, title, description

I want to display the the records in a table on a page based on the type. If type = A display on page 1 and if type = B display on page 2.

I have the below code but it does not pull any data.

<!doctype html>
    <html lang="en">
    <head>
      <meta charset="UTF-8">
      <title>database connections</title>
    </head>
    <body>
      <?php 
		$link = mysql_connect('website.hostingmysql.com', 'user_name', 'password'); 
		if (!$link) { 
			die('Could not connect: ' . mysql_error()); 
		} 
		echo 'Connected successfully'; 
		mysql_select_db(people); 

      
      //execute the SQL query and return records
      $result = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM persons");
      ?>
      <table border="2" style= "background-color: #84ed86; color: #761a9b; margin: 0 auto;" >
      <thead>
        <tr>
          <th>Employee_id</th>
          <th>Employee_Name</th>
          <th>Employee_dob</th>
          <th>Employee_Adress</th>
          <th>Employee_dept</th>
          <td>Employee_salary</td>
        </tr>
      </thead>
      <tbody>
        <?php
          while( $row = mysql_fetch_assoc( $result ) ){
            echo
            "<tr>
              <td>{$row\['id'\]}</td>
              <td>{$row\['title'\]}</td>
			  <td>{$row\['description'\]}</td>
			  <td>{$row\['type'\]}</td>
            </tr>\n";
          }
        ?>
      </tbody>
    </table>
     <?php mysql_close($connector); ?>
    </body>
    </html>

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Last Comment

Julian Hansen

8/22/2022 - Mon

Julian Hansen

8/16/2016

Ok lets take this one step at a time.

Firstly - you are using the MySQL library - which has been deprecated. Consider moving over to MySQLi

Secondly - when you say you want your types on different pages - how does that work - do you have to click a link for the type to see those types?

Thirdly, your column definitions in your <thead> don't seem to match the rows you are creating

Forth, why are you escaping your array brackets i.e.

<td>{$row\['id'\]}</td>

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Should be

[u]<td>{$row['id']}</td>[/u]

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The { } containers in the string will sort out the insertion of the variable for you.

Lets concentrate on these things first.

Julian Hansen

8/16/2016

... and this line is also incorrect

mysql_select_db(people);

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should be

mysql_select_db('people');

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It looks like you have error reporting off - there are errors that you should be seeing on this page that are not showing.

Add the following to the top of your script

<?php
error_reporting(E_ALL);
?>

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Here is your code modified to fix the errors mentioned and to use the MySQLi library

<?php
error_reporting(E_ALL);
?>
<!doctype html>
    <html lang="en">
    <head>
      <meta charset="UTF-8">
      <title>database connections</title>
    </head>
    <body>
<?php 
$mysqli = new mysqli('website.hostingmysql.com', 'user_name', 'password', 'people');
		
if ($mysqli->connect_error) {
	die('Connect Error (' . $mysqli->connect_errno . ') '
		. $mysqli->connect_error);
}
	  
echo 'Connected successfully'; 
     
//execute the SQL query and return records
$result = $mysqli->query("SELECT * FROM persons");
?>
      <table border="2" style= "background-color: #84ed86; color: #761a9b; margin: 0 auto;" >
      <thead>
        <tr>
          <th>Employee_id</th>
          <th>Employee_Title</th>
          <th>Employee_Description</th>
          <th>Employee_Type</th>
        </tr>
      </thead>
      <tbody>
        <?php
          while( $row = $result->fetch_assoc() ){
            echo
            "<tr>
              <td>{$row['id']}</td>
              <td>{$row['title']}</td>
			  <td>{$row['description']}</td>
			  <td>{$row['type']}</td>
            </tr>\n";
          }
        ?>
      </tbody>
    </table>
<?php $mysqli->close(); ?>
    </body>
    </html>

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imranasif17

8/16/2016

ASKER

Hi Julian:

Thanks that works like a charm. one last thing.

Secondly - when you say you want your types on different pages - how does that work - do you have to click a link for the type to see those types?

Yes, I will have to click on a link for a type to see those types. Can you please help me with that?

Type A must display on page 1 (link1) and Type B must display on page 2 (link2). Basically filter based on the Type and display on respective pages.

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rwheeler23

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