Php If statement with mySql?

Hi guys, I have a database in mysql called 'Vital_vip' - Inside that is a table called 'users', In the users table it contains the usernames, passwords e.t.c of each user on my site.


It also has bit called 'Points' - Which displays users points (for my points system)

I am wondering how in php i can tell it that if the number of points in the points part for the current user logged in is below 100 - then it will display the text :

You dont have enough points


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Hope that makes sense?

Thanks,
Jamie

Hi guys, Also what would i put so that, when a user clicks a submit button - it checks the row in the users table - checks the points part for that user,

and if the users points are below 100 - it will echo - unfortunatly you dont have enough points


Thanks,
Jamie

do you have any code that you're currently working with? do you know how to connect to a MySQL database with PHP?

To display and check if the user has <= (less or equal to) 100 points this is what i'd do:

Connect to database -> Select points from the username/email/nickname or whatever ->if username/email/nickname or whatever's points is less than or equal to 100 points, display the text.

Code:

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<?php
$mysql_con=mysql_connect("localhost","username","password"); //connect to mysql databasse
$use_db("database");
//can do verification if the above exist's/connection is successful
$get_username=mysql_query("SELECT points FROM users-table WHERE username ='$username'");
while($row=mysql_fetch_array($get_username)
{
$points=$row['points'];
}
if($points<=100)
{
echo "You do not have 100 points, you have " .$points ." points";
}
?>

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that should work, if it doesn't it may need a bit of tweaking, but that's the general gist of what you'd need to do / that's what i'd do.
$username could be $_SESSION['userid'], $_GET/POST['userid'],username,email or anything unique so it doesn't get two of the same record.

If this doesn't work, let me know and i'll correct it. admin/mod feel free to edit this post if this doesn't work...

This is very basic stuff. I really recommend reading some tutorials, or a book, because it sounds like you're still struggling with fundamentals.

Thanks for the code mate! I was wondering if you could help me merge the codes together, so that if it is below 100, then it will echo the error message,

Code:

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<?php
$mysql_con=mysql_connect("localhost","username","password"); //connect to mysql databasse
$use_db("database");
//can do verification if the above exist's/connection is successful
$get_username=mysql_query("SELECT points FROM users-table WHERE username ='$username'");
while($row=mysql_fetch_array($get_username)
{
$points=$row['points'];
}
if($points<=100)
{
echo "You do not have 100 points, you have " .$points ." points";
}
?>

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And if they have above 100, it will do the following :

Code:

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<?php

if($_POST['doSave'] == 'Buy This Item') 
{
// Filter POST data for harmful code (sanitize)
foreach($_POST as $key => $value) {

}


mysql_query("UPDATE users SET
               
points=points-100
                       
                        WHERE id='$_SESSION[user_id]'
                        ") or die(mysql_error());




 }
 
?>

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This might be a stupid idea but you could use a else condition something like:

Code:

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<?php
$mysql_con=mysql_connect("localhost","username","password"); //connect to mysql databasse
$use_db("database");
//can do verification if the above exist's/connection is successful
$get_username=mysql_query("SELECT points FROM users-table WHERE username ='$username'");
while($row=mysql_fetch_array($get_username)
{
$points=$row['points'];
}
if($points<=100)
{
echo "You do not have 100 points, you have " .$points ." points";
}else{
if($_POST['doSave'] == 'Buy This Item') 
{
// Filter POST data for harmful code (sanitize)
foreach($_POST as $key => $value) {

}


mysql_query("UPDATE users SET
               
points=points-100
                       
                        WHERE id='$_SESSION[user_id]'
                        ") or die(mysql_error());

 }

}
?>

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Hi thanks for that! How ever I am getting the error :

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '{' in /home/vital/public_html/scripts/points/buy/500.php on line 7


it seems to be to do with this part :

Code:

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{
$points=$row['points'];
}

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Thanks,

Jamie

Try replacing:

Code:

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while($row=mysql_fetch_array($get_username)

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with

Code:

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while($row=mysql_fetch_array($get_username))

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Hi mate,

Unfortunatly - its now giving me the error ' Fatal error: Function name must be a string in /home/vital/public_html/scripts/points/buy/500.php on line 3'

Thanks,

Jamie

Jamie,

Is it possible for you to upload a script for our to recreate your empty database? This would make it easier to test for errors in the php.

Hi Mate,

What do you mean exactly?

Thanks,
Jamie

Quote:

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Originally Posted by JamieWarren09

Hi Mate,

What do you mean exactly?

Thanks,
Jamie

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I'm asking whether or not it is possible for you to either upload a test database or a database creation script? This is so people helping you could run the php as you are doing and see what is causing the problem.