Re: UPDATE - Changing Password - Mailing list pgsql-php

Or just run php4 from command line
nasir@debian:/home/vhosts$ php4 -v
4.2.1

> View a test page with only this function within:
> <?php
>    phpinfo();
> ?>
>
> Cheers
>  ----- Original Message -----
>  From: Yasmine Kedoo
>  To: pgsql-php@postgresql.org
>  Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2004 11:20 AM
>  Subject: Re: [PHP] UPDATE - Changing Password
>
>
>  Hey.
>
>  I'd like to thank everyone who helped me. I was able to fix the code
>  by  printing the query to c wat was wrong, and also, pg_cmdtuples( )
>  was very  useful :-).
>
>  Does anybody know how to find out what version of PHP i may be
>  running?
>
>  Thanx Again
>
>  Yasmine
>
>
>
>  >From: "Peter Bayley" <pbay6343@bigpond.net.au>
>  >To: "Yasmine Kedoo" <yazkedoo@hotmail.com>
>  >Subject: Re: [PHP] UPDATE - Changing Password
>  >Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2004 13:27:01 +1000
>  >
>  >Hi Yasmine
>  >
>  >As someone else has already noted, you must be running an early
>  >version of  PHP which doesn't have the pg_affected_rows function.
>  >
>  >The older equivalent function is pg_cmdtuples() so you should change
>  >your  code to use the older function
>  >
>  >ie:
>  >
>  >$result=pg_exec($database, "update gpinfo set password='$newpw' where
>  > gpid='$gpidno'");
>  >if (!$result) {
>  >   print "There was a problem accessing the database
>  >[".pg_errormessage($database)."]\n";
>  >   exit;
>  >}
>  >if(pg_cmdtuples($result) !=1 ) {
>  >   print "Update Failed: (".pg_cmdtuples($result)." rows were
>  >   affected)\n"; exit;
>  >}
>  >print "Update Successful\n<br>";
>  >
>  >Regards
>  >
>  >Peter
>  >
>  >----- Original Message -----
>  >From: "Yasmine Kedoo" <yazkedoo@hotmail.com>
>  >To: <pgsql-php@postgresql.org>
>  >Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2004 7:23 PM
>  >Subject: Re: [PHP] UPDATE - Changing Password
>  >
>  >
>  > > Hi.
>  > >
>  > > I have changed the code as suggested, but still no luck, and a new
>  > >
>  >error.
>  > > The error is:
>  > >
>  > > Fatal error: Call to undefined function: pg_affected_rows() in
>  > > /home/webpages/yamkedoo/Tests/chpw1.php on line 55
>  > >
>  > > I used the following code:
>  > >
>  > > if(!$database)
>  > >      {
>  > >         echo "Connection Failed<BR>";
>  > > exit;
>  > >      }
>  > >
>  > > else
>  > > {
>  > > $gdidno = addslashes(trim($formgpid));
>  > > $newpw = addslashes(trim($formnewpw));
>  > > $newpw1 = addslashes(trim($formnewpw1));
>  > >
>  > > $query = "UPDATE gpinfo SET password='$newpw' WHERE
>  > > gpid='$gpidno'"; $result = pg_exec($database, $query);
>  > >
>  > > if(!$result)
>  > > {
>  > > print "There was a problem accessing the database";
>  > > exit;
>  > > }
>  > > else if(pg_affected_rows($result)!=1)
>  > > {
>  > > print "Update Failed\n";
>  > > exit;
>  > > }
>  > > else if($result)
>  > > {
>  > >
>  > > print "Update Successful\n<BR>";
>  > >
>  > > }
>  > > }
>  > >
>  > >
>  > > I tried removing this section of the code:  else
>  > > if(pg_affected_rows($result)!=1)
>  > >                           {
>  > >            print "Update Failed\n";
>  > >            exit;
>  > >                            }
>  > >
>  > > as this is where the error is, then got "Update Successful", but
>  > > the password had not been updated.
>  > >
>  > > Any ideas?
>  > >
>  > > Yasmine
>  > >
>  > >
>  > >
>  > >
>  > >
>  > >
>  > >
>  > > >From: "Peter Bayley" <pbay6343@bigpond.net.au>
>  > > >To: "Yasmine Kedoo" <yazkedoo@hotmail.com>
>  > > >Subject: Re: [PHP] UPDATE - Changing Password
>  > > >Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2004 17:28:18 +1000
>  > > >
>  > > >Hi Yasmine,
>  > > >
>  > > >An update will not return rows from the query so pg_num_rows will
>  > > >be 0. You
>  > > >should use pg_affected_rows as in..
>  > > >
>  > > >     if (pg_affected_rows($result) != 1) {
>  > > >         ...
>  > > >
>  > > >Regards
>  > > >
>  > > >Peter
>  > > >
>  > > >----- Original Message -----
>  > > >From: "Yasmine Kedoo" <yazkedoo@hotmail.com>
>  > > >To: <pgsql-php@postgresql.org>
>  > > >Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2004 8:18 AM
>  > > >Subject: Re: [PHP] UPDATE - Changing Password
>  > > >
>  > > >
>  > > > > Hi.
>  > > > >
>  > > > > I think i've sorted the previous problem now, it was a stupid
>  > > > > error
>  >on
>  > > >my
>  > > > > part. But the update is still not working.
>  > > > >
>  > > > > I'm using the following script:
>  > > > >
>  > > > > else
>  > > > > {
>  > > > > $gdidno = addslashes(trim($formgpid));
>  > > > > $newpw = addslashes(trim($formnewpw));
>  > > > > /*$newpw1 = addslashes(trim($formnewpw1));*/
>  > > > >
>  > > > > $query = "UPDATE gpinfo SET password='$newpw' WHERE
>  > > > > gpid='$gpidno'"; $result = pg_exec($database, $query);
>  > > > >
>  > > > >
>  > > > > if(!$result)
>  > > > > {
>  > > > > print "There was a problem accessing the database";
>  > > > > exit;
>  > > > > }
>  > > > > else if(pg_numrows($result)!=1)
>  > > > > {
>  > > > > print "Update Failed\n";
>  > > > > exit;
>  > > > > }
>  > > > > else
>  > > > > {
>  > > > >
>  > > > > print "Update Successful\n<BR>";
>  > > > >
>  > > > > }
>  > > > > }
>  > > > >
>  > > > > It is just printing Update Failed now. Can u see where i'm
>  > > > > going
>  >wrong?
>  > > > >
>  > > > > Visit the following link:
>  >www.cyber.brad.ac.uk/~yamkedoo/Tests/chpw.html
>  > > > >
>  > > > > Username: jjsanderson
>  > > > > Password: sanderso
>  > > > >
>  > > > > Then on the next page, GP ID: GP000001
>  > > > >                                    New Password: hello
>  > > > >
>  > > > > and ignore retype password for now. As u can see, it is
>  > > > > printing
>  >update
>  > > > > failed. Can u see the prob?
>  > > > >
>  > > > > Cheers
>  > > > >
>  > > > > >From: Robby Russell <rrussell@commandprompt.com>
>  > > > > >To: Yasmine Kedoo <yazkedoo@hotmail.com>,
>  > > > > >pgsql-php@postgresql.org Subject: Re: [PHP] UPDATE - Changing
>  > > > > >Password
>  > > > > >Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2004 14:57:43 -0700
>  > > > > >
>  > > > > >Yasmine Kedoo typed this on 04/17/2004 02:48 PM:
>  > > > > >>Hi Robby.
>  > > > > >>
>  > > > > >>That was recommended to me by someone else :)
>  > > > > >>
>  > > > > >>When i remove the trim, i still get the same problem.
>  > > > > >>
>  > > > > >>Any other ideas?
>  > > > > >>
>  > > > > >
>  > > > > >Are you getting the same exact error at the same exact
>  > > > > >character in
>  > > >your
>  > > > > >query? Send me your error and I'll help you more.
>  > > > > >
>  > > > > >Robby
>  > > > > >
>  > > > > >--
>  > > > > >Robby Russell,  |  Sr. Administrator / Lead Programmer
>  > > > > >Command Prompt, Inc.   |  http://www.commandprompt.com
>  > > > > >rrussell@commandprompt.com | Telephone: (503) 667.4564
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