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PHP

Posted by Nils Garland
Nils Garland
18,416 Points

Trying to show data from mysql db to my page!!

The db is connected but it doesent output from it, my code is below. Please help.

$servername = "sql303.byethost6.com";
$username = "b6_17546085";
$password = "hiding password but this works";

// Create connection
$conn = new mysqli($servername, $username, $password);

// Check connection
if ($conn->connect_error) {
    die("Connection failed: " . $conn->connect_error);
} 
echo "Connected successfully<br>";
?>
<?php
$sql = "SELECT id, thePost FROM postings";
$result = $conn->query($sql);

if ($result->num_rows > 0) {
    // output data of each row
    while($row = $result->fetch_assoc()) {
        echo "id: " . $row["id"]. " - Name: " . $row["thePost"]. "<br>";
    }
} else {
    echo "0 results";
}
$conn->close();
?>

1 Answer

Matthew Bilz
Matthew Bilz
15,829 Points
Matthew Bilz
Matthew Bilz
15,829 Points

2 things I'd attempt with the debug - why don't you try using only an if($result) { // } block instead of asking for rows > 0 and see if that echoes anything out.

Also, I'd use single quotes inside the array keys in your echo statement and see if that helps; it could be a syntax error located in there.

echo "id: " . $row['id'] . " - Name: " . $row['thePost'] . "<br>";
Nils Garland
Nils Garland
18,416 Points

Thanks a lot mate, Ill try it out.