On Dec 16, 2012, at 10:08 AM, Sebastian Krebs <krebs....@gmail.com> wrote:
> 2012/12/16 dealTek <deal...@gmail.com> > >> Hi all, >> >> Noobie starting to learn oop for databases from here: >> >> >> https://github.com/JeffreyWay/PHP-MySQL-Database-Class/blob/master/MysqlDb.php >> >> I've got lots working but have a few issues: >> >> 1 - after an insert I'd like to get the id of the new record and I'm not >> sure how to get that... >> >> mysql_insert_id (depricated?) or mysqli_insert_id() (I am using mySql 5.3) >> >> not sure where to add this... (most likely in MysqlDb.php but I don't know >> where or how...) >> > > Instead of "true" let insert() return the id. > > And while looking at your code: > - You wrote in your DocBlocks, that the methods returns a boolean 0 or 1. > Beside that this is wrong (0 or 1 are integers) you return either 'true' or > nothing. You should return 'false' as well. > - Returning a boolean to indicate the success of a method only makes sense, > when "not successful" is a valid case, but I guess when 'delete()' fail it > not be treatened as "normal". You should throw an Exception instead. This > also includes: It's not required, that a method returns something in every > case. If "delete()" for example doesn't have to tell something, it > shouldn't. > > >> >> http://de.php.net/manual/en/function.mysql-insert-id.php >> >> 2 - how does one do aggrigate select queries like "SELECT SUM(price) FROM >> mytable" ... what I tried seemed to fail... >> > > Nothing "seems to fail" ;) Either it fails, or not (or it just doesn't > behave, like expected, what I see as "fail" too). So what happens? > Hi Sebastian, Of course you're right.... well it does fail here... when I try a page with this... $results = $db->query('SELECT SUM(price) FROM tbl_1218'); the error is.... Fatal error: Problem preparing query in /Users/me/Sites/db/test/sqldb.php on line 281 /** * Method attempts to prepare the SQL query * and throws an error if there was a problem. */ protected function _prepareQuery() { //echo $this->_query; rev this is now fixed with this update if (!$stmt = $this->_mysql->prepare($this->_query)) { trigger_error("Problem preparing query", E_USER_ERROR); <<<<<--- this is line 281 } return $stmt; } > >> >> >> And if anyone can point to some good OOP training URL's I'd appreciate it. >> >> Thanks in advance for any assistance... >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Thanks, >> Dave - DealTek >> deal...@gmail.com >> [db-12] >> >> >> -- >> PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >> >> > > > -- > github.com/KingCrunch -- Thanks, Dave - DealTek deal...@gmail.com [db-12]
