PHP - How To Order By Order In Other Table

What I'm trying to do here is generate a table based on a form in which the user selects two options. The first option tells the script which database entries to put in the table, the second option tells it how to arrange them. The first works perfectly, the second not at all - it doesn't produce an error, it just doesn't do anything. I've found a number of tutorials that seem to suggest that the problem is somewhere in my punctuation around ORDER BY '$POST[sort]' but I've been unable to find a solution that actually works. Any help would be much appreciated, my code is below.

Thank you!



mysql_select_db($database, $con);

$result = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM main WHERE state='$_POST[state]' ORDER BY '$POST[sort]'");
if(mysql_num_rows($result)==0){
 echo "<p align='left'>View Pantries by State</p><div id='stateform'>
<form action='../admin/viewstate.php' method='post'> <select name='state' />
<option value='AL'>Alabama</option>
<option value='AK'>Alaska</option>
<option value='AZ'>Arizona</option>
</select>
<select name='sort' />
<option value='name'>Name</option>
<option value='id'>Id</option>
<option value='city'>City</option>
<option value='zip'>Zip</option>
<option value='timestamp'>Timestamp</option>
</select>
<input type='submit' value='Go'></input></form>
</div>";
}
else{
echo "<p align='left'>View Pantries by State</p> <div id='stateform'>
<form action='../admin/viewstate.php' method='post'> <select name='state' />
<option value='AL'>Alabama</option>
<option value='AK'>Alaska</option>
<option value='AZ'>Arizona</option>
</select>
<select name='sort' />
<option value='name'>Name</option>
<option value='id'>Id</option>
<option value='city'>City</option>
<option value='zip'>Zip</option>
<option value='timestamp'>Timestamp</option>
</select>
<input type='submit' value='Go'></input></form>
</div>";
echo "<div id='fptext'><span class='h1'>Food Pantries for " . $_POST['state'] . "</span><br><br></div>"; }
echo "<table border='1' align='center' cellpadding='3' width='900px'>
<tr>
<th>ID</th>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Type</th>
<th>Address</th>
<th>State</th>
<th>Phone</th>
<th>E-mail</th>
<th>Website</th>
<th>Hours</th>
<th>Requirements</th>
<th>Additional Information</th>
<th>Lat</th>
<th>Lng</th>
<th>Update</th>
</tr>";

while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result))
  {
  echo "<tr>";
  echo "<td>" . $row['id'] . "</td>";
  echo "<td>" . $row['name'] . "</td>";
  echo "<td>" . $row['type'] . "</td>";
  echo "<td>" . $row['address'] . "</td>";
  echo "<td>" . $row['state'] . "</td>";
  echo "<td>" . $row['phone'] . "</td>";
  echo "<td>";
  echo "<a href=mailto:".$row['email'].">".$row['email']."</a>";
  echo "</td>";
  echo "<td>";
  echo "<a href=".$row['website']."\>".$row['website']."</a>";
  echo "</td>";
  echo "<td>" . $row['hours'] . "</td>";
  echo "<td>" . $row['requirements'] . "</td>";
  echo "<td>" . $row['additional'] . "</td>";
  echo "<td>" . $row['lat'] . "</td>";
  echo "<td>" . $row['lng'] . "</td>";
  echo "<td><a href='../public/updatepage.php?id=".$row['id']."'>Update Pantry</a></td>";
  echo "</tr>";
  }
echo "</table>";

mysql_close($con);
?>

Hi,
I'm a researcher (and complete coding noob), and am planning a longitudinal study that requires e-mail follow-up with subjects taking an initial survey. For purposes of ethics/anonymity due to sensitive survey data, I'd like the acquired e-mails to be saved uncoupled from the survey responses; this is simple to deal with, and I use a basic PHP e-mail form, which injects the email address in a table in MySQL in a different server than the one used for the survey.

The issue is that the e-mails are saved in the MySQL database in order of injection, thus it is still theoretically possible for me to link the e-mails back to the survey responses (which have a time stamp that I cannot remove).  Ideally I would like not to be able (at all) to link the e-mails to the survey responses, and one way to do that (since I don't save the e-mail injection timestamps in MySQL) might be to have the e-mails saved in MySQL in a random order. Not sure if this is possible, and not even sure if this would be via PHP or MySQL side of things. The server is on godaddy and uses Starfield interface for MySQL but I cannot find an option for random insert/saving of table items (emails). They are saved in order of injection.
Any solution for this?
Thanks,

I need to make 0, which displays as POA appear at the ned of the list not at the begining, I currently just use
order by price asc

and 0 is at the beginning, i need to make 0 at the end

Hi there, just registered and in need of help, this looks a good place to start!
I'm a php beginner so please bear with me

I have a mysql database which holds 3 pieces of info
id:
match:
1:

I'm trying to sort the results using ORDER BY match ASC but for some reason it's just not for having it...
Can't work out if it's an error with my php code or my table. I can order by "ID" no problem but I when I try ordering alphabetically by "match" it won't.

my code is:

Code: [Select]
mysql_connect("***.***.***") or die(mysql_error());
mysql_select_db("database") or die(mysql_error());


$query = "SELECT * FROM employees WHERE flag = 'tv' ORDER BY match ASC";
$result = mysql_query($query) or die ("Query failed");

$numrows = (mysql_num_rows ($result));


       

// loop to create rows
if($numrows >0){
echo "<table width = 100% border = '0' cellspacing = '2' cellpadding = '0' >";
// loop to create columns
$position = 1;
while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($result)){
if($position == 1){echo "<tr>";}
 
echo " <td align = 'center'><a href=\"http://www.website.eu/sport-stream/1/{$row['id']}.html\" target=_blank>{$row['match']}
<br>
<img src=\"{$row['8']}\" width=\"100\" height=\"70\" /> </a>
</td>

";
if($position == 4){echo "</tr> "; $position = 1;}else{ $position++;}
}//while

$end = "";
if($position != 1){
for($z=(4-$position); $z>0 ; $z--){
$end .= "<td></td>";
}
$end .= "</tr>";
}

echo $end."</table> ";
}//if
And here's a cap of my database:


any help for a php n00b would be greatly appreciated!

I got this code from a previous thread:

Code: [Select]
mysql_query("SET @rows = 0;");
$res = mysql_query("SELECT @rows:=@rows+1 AS view_rank,COUNT(id) AS views, credit_members_id FROM vtp_tracking GROUP BY credit_members_id ORDER BY views DESC");
$n   = array(1 => 'st', 2 => 'nd', 3 => 'rd');
while($row = mysql_fetch_row($res))
{
   if ( $row[2] != $members_id )
      continue;
   if ( substr($row[0], -1) < 4 )
   {
      $row[0] .= $n[$row[0]];
   }
   else
   {
      $row[0] .= 'th';
   }
   echo ' You are in ' . $row[0] . ' place with ' . number_format($row[1]) . ' views.';
   break;
}
Everything seems ok except it orders by the "credit_members_id" and not "views" as entered.

Can someone explain why, and how to fix this?

Hello,


I have classes in a database with no set UNIX date, just the day like Wednesday and in two other columns the start and end dates.


I want to be able to order by the day first and then by end_time but php orders the day column by spelling and not the day it holds in chronological order.


Is there anyway to change the query to order the day column as a date?


See the query below?


Code: [Select]
$query = "SELECT * FROM zumba_timetable WHERE end_time>'$current_time' ORDER BY day, end_time ASC LIMIT 0,1";

Currently i have a query which at the end has this
Code: [Select]
order by (value/counter) desc");

which works fine, however i was wondering, if in the case that 2 rows have the same, is it possible to set a second value to order by?

I teach 6 different class groups, named "A" to "F", respectively.

Hello,
Am trying to get my records in ascending order from the database using 'ORDER BY' but they come randomly.
What might be the problem?

I posted this in mysql as well but maybe someone would know the php/mysql syntax to do this:

How to re order records after a delete or move?

I have table of navigational items. lets say under "about us" i have 5 sub links and i order them by a field called theorder. How can a re order them properly if one is deleted?  orders are 1,2,3,4,5 and if i delete the record that is 3 then the order is 1,2,4,5 but i want it to now become 1,2,3,4.  How do i do this properly?

Thanks

Script:

<?php

    $tqs_admin_flag = "SELECT * FROM `flags`";
    $tqr_admin_flag = mysqli_query($dbc, $tqs_admin_flag) or die(mysqli_error($dbc));

while($row_admin_flag = mysqli_fetch_array($tqr_admin_flag)){

        //print_r($row_admin_flag);

        $tqs_admin_flag_thread = "SELECT * FROM `thread` WHERE `id` = '" . $row_admin_flag['thread_id'] . "' ORDER BY `date_created` DESC";
        $tqr_admin_flag_thread = mysqli_query($dbc, $tqs_admin_flag_thread) or die(mysqli_error($dbc));

    while($row = mysqli_fetch_assoc($tqr_admin_flag_thread)){

        include($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . "/gallerysite/admin_flag_thread.php");


    }
}

?>

This in comparison works:

$tqs_admin_flag_thread = "SELECT * FROM `thread` ORDER BY `date_created` DESC";

I would appreciate suggestions for which reasons the above script (the way it is) may not work.   With the above script the querying and printing on screen does happen, though the "ordering by DESC" does not happen.
Edited by glassfish, 24 October 2014 - 11:38 AM.

Greetings! I am really stock on this situation.

1. I have a variable $uc_order_created.
2. I have a code like this:

<b><?php echo t('Due Date:'); ?></b>
             </td>
                <td width="98%">
             <?php $duedate = mktime(0,0,0,date("m"),date("d")+30,date("Y"));
        echo "".date("F jS Y", $duedate);?>

3. How do I code if I want the result of $uc_order_created get displayed as Due Date using the code above? Or other modifications?
4. The situation now, the code is working when printing the invoice but its not based on $uc_order_created. So, every time I will edit the Order because of the change of items among others the Due Date will also update. All I want that when Order is edited the value of Due Date will still remain based on the $uc_order_created.

Thank you so much in advance for your help.

I'm just trying to see if the order of my logic is correct or if there's something I can do differently.  I'm also curious to know at what point I should get the 2 passwords that exists in the database for the user. These are two different passwords.

Code: [Select]
function login_submit()
    {
        $this->form_validation->set_rules('username', 'Username', 'trim|required|xss_clean');
$this->form_validation->set_rules('password', 'Password', 'trim|required|xss_clean');
$this->form_validation->set_rules('remember', 'Remember me', 'integer');
       
        $user_id = $this->users->get_user_id_by_username($this->input->post('username'));
       
        if ($user_id !== 0)
        {
            if ($this->kow_auth->is_max_login_attempts_exceeded($user_id))
            {
                echo json_encode(array('error' => 'yes', 'message' => 'Your account is currently locked, we appologize for the inconvienence. You must wait 10 minutes before you can login again!'));
            }
            else
            {
                $user_status = $this->users->get_user_status($user_id);
               
                if ($user_status == 1)
                {
                    echo json_encode(array('error' => 'yes', 'message' => 'Sorry you must verify your account before logging in!'));                   
                }
                elseif ($user_status == 3)
                {
                    echo json_encode(array('error' => 'yes', 'message' => 'Your account has been suspended!'));         
                }
                elseif ($user_status == 4)
                {
                    echo json_encode(array('error' => 'yes', 'message' => 'Your account is currently banned!'));         
                }
                elseif ($user_status == 5)
                {
                    echo json_encode(array('error' => 'yes', 'message' => 'Your account has been deleted!'));     
                }
                else
                {
                    if ($this->form_validation->run()) {
                        if ($this->kow_auth->login($this->form_validation->set_value('username'), $this->form_validation->set_value('password'), $this->form_validation->set_value('remember')))
                        {
                            redirect('');
        }
                        else
                        {
                            echo json_encode(array('error' => 'yes', 'message' => 'Incorrect username and password combination!'));
                        }
                    }
                }                                             
            }               
        }
        else
        {
            echo json_encode(array('error' => 'yes', 'message' => 'Incorrect username and password combination!'));
        }           
       
    }

I am attempting to order the results of a query using the get value but they wont order.

here is the form:

echo "<form name=\"order_form\" action=\"{$site_root}/index.php\" method=\"GET\">";
echo "<input type=\"hidden\" value=\"{$forum_id}\" name=\"forum\" />";

echo "<select name=\"order_by\" style=\"margin-left:5px;\">";
echo "<option value=\"asc\" name=\"order_option\" />Order By: Ascending</option>";
echo "<option value=\"desc\" name=\"order_option\" />Order By: Descending</option>";
echo "</select>";

echo "<select name=\"sort_by\" style=\"margin-left:5px;\">";
echo "<option value=\"topic_name\" name=\"sort_option\" />Sort By: Topic Name</option>";
echo "<option value=\"topic_poster\" name=\"sort_option\" />Sort By: Topic Author</option>";
echo "<option value=\"topic_time_posted\" name=\"sort_option\" />Sort By: Time Posted</option>";
echo "<option value=\"topic_views\" name=\"sort_option\" />Sort By: Topic Views</option>";
echo "<option value=\"topic_replies\" name=\"sort_option\" />Sort By: Topic Replies</option>";
echo "<option value=\"topic_last_poster\" name=\"sort_option\" />Sort By: Last Poster</option>";
echo "<option value=\"topic_last_post_time\" name=\"sort_option\" />Sort By: Last Post Time</option>";
echo "</select>";

echo "<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Order\" />";
echo "</form>";

here is the query:

$topic_info_query = $db->query("SELECT 
f.forum_id, f.forum_name,
m.user_id, m.user_username, m.user_group,
t.thread_topic_id, t.topic_name, t.topic_poster, t.topic_time_posted, t.topic_views,
t.topic_replies, t.topic_last_poster, t.topic_last_post_time, t.topic_locked,
t.topic_sticky, t.topic_edited, t.topic_last_poster_id, t.topic_last_poster_group,
t.topic_icon
FROM ".DB_PREFIX."topics as t

LEFT JOIN ".DB_PREFIX."members as m
ON t.topic_poster = m.user_username

LEFT JOIN ".DB_PREFIX."forums as f
ON t.forum_id = f.forum_id

WHERE t.forum_id = '$forum_id'
'".$sort_by . ' ' . $order_by."'")

and here is where $sort_by and $order_by are defined:

if (isset($_GET['order_by']))
{
$order_by = mysql_real_escape_string($_GET['order_by']);
$order_by = strtoupper($order_by);
}

if (isset($_GET['sort_by']))
{
$sort_by = 'ORDER BY t.'.mysql_real_escape_string($_GET['sort_by']);
}

when i echo '".$sort_by . ' ' . $order_by."' which is how it appears in the query i get:

t.topic_last_post_time DESC

which is exactly right. But the results are not being sorted. The echoed variables change as does the url but no sorting happens.

any ideas?