PHP - Simple Array Retrieval

I have a problem where I am unable to display a DB entry that for exampe says "John Doe".

The code I am using is:

Code: [Select]
<tr>
<td>Agent Full Name:</td>
<td><input type="text" name="fullname" value='.$agentdata['fullname'].'></td>
</tr>
The output shows "John" instead of "John Doe", have I missed something here 

I can't get it to use the item that is selected in the drop down box as the variable $va in the bit where it then queries the data base to retrieve only the line in the able that match the program_name with variable $va. variable $va would be the result of the drop down box.

Below is the code i have so far, any help would be appreciated.

Cheers.

Code: [Select]
<?php
include ('dbConn.php');

mysql_select_db($dbselect, $con);

$QuerySelects = "SELECT program_name FROM program_names";
$Query = mysql_query($QuerySelects) or die (mysql_errno() . ": " . mysql_error(). "\n");

echo '<label>Select Sto </label>';
echo '<select id="program_name"  name="program_name">';
echo '<option value="va">Select Store</option>';
 
while ($row = mysql_fetch_assoc($Query))
{
$va = $row['program_name'];
echo "<option value=''>$va</option>";
}
echo '</select>';



$QuerySelects1 = "SELECT * FROM offers1 WHERE end_date>CURDATE() AND program_name = '$va'";
$Query1 = mysql_query($QuerySelects1) or die (mysql_errno() . ": " . mysql_error(). "\n");



while($result=mysql_fetch_assoc($Query1)) {
include ('variables.php');
echo"
<div class='spacerbox'>
<div class='outerbox eviecodes'>
<div><div class='topbox'>
<div class='leftbox'>
<div class='offerimage'>
<div class='progdiv'><a class='progname' href=".$url." target='_blank'>".$program_name."</a></div>
</div>
</div>
<div class='rightbox'><div class='descbox boxwidth'><h1>
<a href=".$url." target='_blank'>".$description." at ".$program_name."</a></h1></div>
<div class='voubox boxwidth'><h2 class='vvv'>Voucher Code:<span class='vcode'>".$code."</span ></h2></div>

</div>
</div>
<div class='linkbox boxwidthl'>
<a href=".$url." target='_blank'>To Take Advantage of this offer at <span class='prodname'>".$program_name."</span>, click here!</a>
</div>
<div class='expires'>
<span class='end'>Expires:</span> <span>".$dateformat."</span >
 </div>
<div class='socialbox'>
{module Tell A Friend Module}
</div></div>
<div class='spacer'>
</div>
</div>
</div>
";
}
?>

I'm going bananas with one of those issues where it looks like everything is right but the code won't work.  I've included a script below that fetches data from a database and creates a drop down menu.  I'm trying to use a field called "gone" and enter 'gone' in that field when I want to delete the row but be able to retrieve it by making the field empty.  There is something in the WHERE clause of my sql that is screwing things up.  I get nothing retrieved with any of the WHERE clauses below.  Interestingly, when I take the where clause out completely, I get the rows that have no 'gone' in them.

The code is below.  None of the following in the included code get me a result.  All of them return nothing.  I also don't get any errors. Just nothing.

WHERE gone != 'gone'

WHERE gone <> 'gone'

WHERE gone = ''

WHERE gone = 'gone'

Without the WHERE clause it runs fine.

As a work around I tried using

if($row['gone'] == 'gone')  { continue;}

In the while.. function at the end of the file to bypass rows with 'gone' in the field.  It also stopped the script.

Here's my code:

<?php // person_selectall.php

/** Create new pdo object */

require 'Db.php';

//$sql = "SELECT person_id, fname, lname FROM Persons";
$sql = "SELECT * FROM Persons WHERE gone = ''";

$stmt = $pdo->prepare($sql);
$stmt->execute();

echo "<p><select class=\"select-field\" name=\"person_id\" >\n";

while ($row = $stmt->fetch()) {  
    
    $name = $row['fname'] . ' ' . $row['lname'];
    echo "<option value=\"" . $row['person_id'] . "\">" . $name . "</option>\n";
    
    }
    
echo "</select>";

?>

 

Hi,

 

I have made a database linked with php that I use a html form for.

The HTML form requests a particular date to retrieve, and the php form it is linked to then retrieves data from the MySQL database from that date.

 

My question is: I want there to be a restriction so that the retrieval can only be for dates before the present date (and certainly not any date in the future).

 

e.g. if it is 6th July 2020, then the database can only retrieve from the 5th July 2020 and before. (7th July 2020 onwards also is not allowed.)

Is there a way I can do it? Anyone who can guide me to a particular code function or something of that sort - I would be deeply grateful as my searches have not come up fruitful.

Edited July 10, 2020 by samanj
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