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PHP CRUD Operations with PHP Reading and Writing Reports Filtering Data

Posted by Courage Tafadzwa Chesa
Courage Tafadzwa Chesa
5,308 Points

i need your help i dont know what to do

?

index.php 
<?php
function get_people() {
    include 'connection.php';

    //add code here
try {
       $results = $db->query("SELECT * FROM people ORDER BY last_name DESC");
  } catch(Exception $e) {
        echo "Error: Unable to retrieve query. " . $e->getMessage();
  }

     return $results->fetchAll(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
}
?>

1 Answer

Spenser Hale
Spenser Hale
20,915 Points
Spenser Hale
Spenser Hale
20,915 Points

Hello Courage Tafadzwa Chesa

You are missing the execute statement.

<?php
function get_people() {
    include 'connection.php';

    //add code here
    $query = $db->query("SELECT * FROM people ORDER BY last_name DESC");
    $query->execute();
    return $query->fetchAll(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
}