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PHP Using PHP with MySQL Querying the Database with PHP Querying the Database

Posted by Elijah Collins
Elijah Collins
19,457 Points

Querying the Database

I'm currently working on this database and I'm fully connected yet once I get to the second try block my page is empty

<?php 



try {
$db = new PDO("mysql:host=localhost;dbname=shirts4mike;port=8889", "root", "root");
$db->setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION);
$db->exec("SET NAMES 'utf8'");
} catch(Exception $e) {
    echo "Could not connect to the database.";
    exit;
}



try {
    $results = $db->query("SELECT name, price FROM products")
    echo "Our query ran successfully.";
} catch(Exception $e) {
    echo "Data could not be retrieved from the database."
    exit;
}

Any suggestions

2 Answers

thomascawthorn
thomascawthorn
22,986 Points
thomascawthorn
thomascawthorn
22,986 Points

It looks like you don't have error reporting turned on - otherwise this would come back at you and say 'syntax error' instead of a blank page. As well as the semi-colon Amanda Field mentioned, you're also missing a semicolon from the first line in your second try block.

thomascawthorn
thomascawthorn
22,986 Points

Try throwing:

<?php

ini_set('display_errors', 'On');
error_reporting(E_ALL);

at the top of your script.

Amanda Field
Amanda Field
1,447 Points
Amanda Field
Amanda Field
1,447 Points

You are missing a semicolon following the last echo.