I have a script which i am trying to modify to add a few new features, however it is all done in 'oop' which i am not familiar with,
however im having a stab at it,
i am trying to add some validation to a form, and the bit im stuck on is checking to see if the user inputted value is found in a db table
so i have this code
PHP Code:
/* Town error checking */
$field = "town"; //Use field name for town
if($database->findTown($subtown))
{
$form->setError($field, "* Town Not Found Please Choose Nearest Town From List");
}
$subtown is passed to the overall function like so
PHP Code:
function register($subuser, $subpass, $subpass2, $subemail, [B]$subtown[/B], $subgender, $subyob)
and my function findTown is
PHP Code:
function findTown($subtown)
{
$q = "SELECT * FROM ".TBL_TOWN_LIST." WHERE placeName = ".$subtown;
$result = mysql_query($q, $this->connection);
$this->num_towns = mysql_numrows($result);
}
but when i run the script it always displays the error! im not sure what im doing wrong, i thought it was mysql_numrows($result); but there are lots of these in the script and they are working fine
basically what i want it to do is if the function returns 0 rows then display the error else don't. its easy in normal php but im struggling with the oop.
any help would be great
thanks
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Starting MySQLDB::findTown, num_towns is: 0 Ending MySQLDB::findTown, num_towns is: 0
EDIT
====
I finally got it working when echoing out the value of $q i was getting the following
Code:
SELECT * FROM tbl_places WHERE placeName = Cornwall
which innitally i thought was correct but when testing it in my phpmyadmin it returned an error as the value of $subtown was not wrapped in ''s i have now changed the code like so
PHP Code:
function findTown($subtown) { printf("Starting %s, num_towns is: %d" . PHP_EOL, __METHOD__, $this->num_towns); #if($this->num_towns < 0) #{ $q = "SELECT * FROM ".TBL_TOWN_LIST." WHERE placeName = '$subtown'"; print_r($q); $result = mysql_query($q, $this->connection); $this->num_towns = mysql_numrows($result); #} printf("Ending %s, num_towns is: %d" . PHP_EOL, __METHOD__, $this->num_towns); return $this->num_towns; }
and its working
thank you all for your help, only took me 4 or 5 hours lol but i got there ha
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i will have to post my code in different posts because of the length of the files.
But what i am trying to do is query my database from my index page (sounds simple and if i wasnt using oop it would be but oop is another language altogether )
this is my index page
PHP Code:
<?php /** * Register.php * * Displays the registration form if the user needs to sign-up, * or lets the user know, if he's already logged in, that he * can't register another name. * * Please subscribe to our feeds at http://blog.geotitles.com for more such tutorials */ include("include/session.php"); ?>
<html> <title>Register | jQuery, AJAX, PHP, MySQL, javascript, web design tutorials & demos | php login script demo</title> <body>
<?php /** * The user is already logged in, not allowed to register. */ if($session->logged_in){ echo "<h1>Registered</h1>"; echo "<p>We're sorry <b>$session->username</b>, but you've already registered. " ."<a href=\"main.php\">Main</a>.</p>"; } /** * The user has submitted the registration form and the * results have been processed. */ else if(isset($_SESSION['regsuccess'])){ /* Registration was successful */ if($_SESSION['regsuccess']){ echo "<h1>Registered!</h1>"; echo "<p>Thank you <b>".$_SESSION['reguname']."</b>, your information has been added to the database, " ."you may now <a href=\"main.php\">log in</a>.</p>"; } /* Registration failed */ else{ echo "<h1>Registration Failed</h1>"; echo "<p>We're sorry, but an error has occurred and your registration for the username <b>".$_SESSION['reguname']."</b>, " ."could not be completed.<br>Please try again at a later time.</p>"; } unset($_SESSION['regsuccess']); unset($_SESSION['reguname']); } /** * The user has not filled out the registration form yet. * Below is the page with the sign-up form, the names * of the input fields are important and should not * be changed. */ else{ ?> <h1><img src="images/user_add.png" width="32" height="32" alt="Register">Create Your Profile</h1> <p>STEP 1 OF 4</p> <?php if($form->num_errors > 0){ echo "<td><font size=\"2\" color=\"#ff0000\">".$form->num_errors." error(s) found</font></td>"; } ?> <form action="process.php" method="POST"> <table align="left" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5">
<?php /** * Session.php * * The Session class is meant to simplify the task of keeping * track of logged in users and also guests. * * Please subscribe to our feeds at http://blog.geotitles.com for more such tutorials */ include("database.php"); include("mailer.php"); include("form.php");
class Session { var $username; //Username given on sign-up var $userid; //Random value generated on current login var $userlevel; //The level to which the user pertains var $time; //Time user was last active (page loaded) var $logged_in; //True if user is logged in, false otherwise var $userinfo = array(); //The array holding all user info var $url; //The page url current being viewed var $referrer; //Last recorded site page viewed /** * Note: referrer should really only be considered the actual * page referrer in process.php, any other time it may be * inaccurate. */
/* Class constructor */ function Session(){ $this->time = time(); $this->startSession(); }
/** * startSession - Performs all the actions necessary to * initialize this session object. Tries to determine if the * the user has logged in already, and sets the variables * accordingly. Also takes advantage of this page load to * update the active visitors tables. */ function startSession(){ global $database; //The database connection session_start(); //Tell PHP to start the session
/* Determine if user is logged in */ $this->logged_in = $this->checkLogin();
/** * Set guest value to users not logged in, and update * active guests table accordingly. */ if(!$this->logged_in){ $this->username = $_SESSION['username'] = GUEST_NAME; $this->userlevel = GUEST_LEVEL; $database->addActiveGuest($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'], $this->time); } /* Update users last active timestamp */ else{ $database->addActiveUser($this->username, $this->time); }
/* Remove inactive visitors from database */ $database->removeInactiveUsers(); $database->removeInactiveGuests();
/* Set current url */ $this->url = $_SESSION['url'] = $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; }
/** * checkLogin - Checks if the user has already previously * logged in, and a session with the user has already been * established. Also checks to see if user has been remembered. * If so, the database is queried to make sure of the user's * authenticity. Returns true if the user has logged in. */ function checkLogin(){ global $database; //The database connection /* Check if user has been remembered */ if(isset($_COOKIE['cookname']) && isset($_COOKIE['cookid'])){ $this->username = $_SESSION['username'] = $_COOKIE['cookname']; $this->userid = $_SESSION['userid'] = $_COOKIE['cookid']; }
/* Username and userid have been set and not guest */ if(isset($_SESSION['username']) && isset($_SESSION['userid']) && $_SESSION['username'] != GUEST_NAME){ /* Confirm that username and userid are valid */ if($database->confirmUserID($_SESSION['username'], $_SESSION['userid']) != 0){ /* Variables are incorrect, user not logged in */ unset($_SESSION['username']); unset($_SESSION['userid']); return false; }
/* User is logged in, set class variables */ $this->userinfo = $database->getUserInfo($_SESSION['username']); $this->username = $this->userinfo['username']; $this->userid = $this->userinfo['userid']; $this->userlevel = $this->userinfo['userlevel']; return true; } /* User not logged in */ else{ return false; } }
/** * login - The user has submitted his username and password * through the login form, this function checks the authenticity * of that information in the database and creates the session. * Effectively logging in the user if all goes well. */ function login($subuser, $subpass, $subremember){ global $database, $form; //The database and form object
/* Username error checking */ $field = "user"; //Use field name for username if(!$subuser || strlen($subuser = trim($subuser)) == 0){ $form->setError($field, "* Username not entered"); } else{ /* Check if username is not alphanumeric */ if(!eregi("^([0-9a-z])*$", $subuser)){ $form->setError($field, "* Username not alphanumeric"); } }
/* Password error checking */ $field = "pass"; //Use field name for password if(!$subpass){ $form->setError($field, "* Password not entered"); }
/* Return if form errors exist */ if($form->num_errors > 0){ return false; }
/* Checks that username is in database and password is correct */ $subuser = stripslashes($subuser); $result = $database->confirmUserPass($subuser, md5($subpass));
/* Insert userid into database and update active users table */ $database->updateUserField($this->username, "userid", $this->userid); $database->addActiveUser($this->username, $this->time); $database->removeActiveGuest($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']);
/** * This is the cool part: the user has requested that we remember that * he's logged in, so we set two cookies. One to hold his username, * and one to hold his random value userid. It expires by the time * specified in constants.php. Now, next time he comes to our site, we will * log him in automatically, but only if he didn't log out before he left. */ if($subremember){ setcookie("cookname", $this->username, time()+COOKIE_EXPIRE, COOKIE_PATH); setcookie("cookid", $this->userid, time()+COOKIE_EXPIRE, COOKIE_PATH); }
/* Login completed successfully */ return true; }
/** * logout - Gets called when the user wants to be logged out of the * website. It deletes any cookies that were stored on the users * computer as a result of him wanting to be remembered, and also * unsets session variables and demotes his user level to guest. */ function logout(){ global $database; //The database connection /** * Delete cookies - the time must be in the past, * so just negate what you added when creating the * cookie. */ if(isset($_COOKIE['cookname']) && isset($_COOKIE['cookid'])){ setcookie("cookname", "", time()-COOKIE_EXPIRE, COOKIE_PATH); setcookie("cookid", "", time()-COOKIE_EXPIRE, COOKIE_PATH); }
/* Reflect fact that user has logged out */ $this->logged_in = false;
/** * Remove from active users table and add to * active guests tables. */ $database->removeActiveUser($this->username); $database->addActiveGuest($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'], $this->time);
/* Set user level to guest */ $this->username = GUEST_NAME; $this->userlevel = GUEST_LEVEL; }
/** * register - Gets called when the user has just submitted the * registration form. Determines if there were any errors with * the entry fields, if so, it records the errors and returns * 1. If no errors were found, it registers the new user and * returns 0. Returns 2 if registration failed. */ function register($subuser, $subpass, $subpass2, $subemail, $subtown, $subgender, $subyob) { global $database, $form, $mailer; //The database, form and mailer object
/* Username error checking */ $field = "user"; //Use field name for username if(!$subuser || strlen($subuser = trim($subuser)) == 0){ $form->setError($field, "* Username not entered"); } else{ /* Spruce up username, check length */ $subuser = stripslashes($subuser); if(strlen($subuser) < 5){ $form->setError($field, "* Username below 5 characters"); } else if(strlen($subuser) > 30){ $form->setError($field, "* Username above 30 characters"); } /* Check if username is not alphanumeric */ else if(!eregi("^([0-9a-z])+$", $subuser)){ $form->setError($field, "* Username not alphanumeric"); } /* Check if username is reserved */ else if(strcasecmp($subuser, GUEST_NAME) == 0){ $form->setError($field, "* Username reserved word"); } /* Check if username is already in use */ else if($database->usernameTaken($subuser)){ $form->setError($field, "* Username already in use"); } /* Check if username is banned */ else if($database->usernameBanned($subuser)){ $form->setError($field, "* Username banned"); } }
/* Password error checking */ $field = "pass"; //Use field name for password if(!$subpass){ $form->setError($field, "* Password not entered"); } else{ /* Spruce up password and check length*/ $subpass = stripslashes($subpass); if(strlen($subpass) < 4){ $form->setError($field, "* Password too short"); } /* Check if password is not alphanumeric */ else if(!eregi("^([0-9a-z])+$", ($subpass = trim($subpass)))){ $form->setError($field, "* Password not alphanumeric"); } /** * Note: I trimmed the password only after I checked the length * because if you fill the password field up with spaces * it looks like a lot more characters than 4, so it looks * kind of stupid to report "password too short". */ }
/* Password Confirm error checking */ $field = "pass2"; //Use field name for password if(!$subpass2 || $subpass2 <> $subpass){ $form->setError($field, "* Passwords Do Not Match"); }
/* Email error checking */ $field = "email"; //Use field name for email if(!$subemail || strlen($subemail = trim($subemail)) == 0){ $form->setError($field, "* Email not entered"); } else{ /* Check if valid email address */ $regex = "^[_+a-z0-9-]+(\.[_+a-z0-9-]+)*" ."@[a-z0-9-]+(\.[a-z0-9-]{1,})*" ."\.([a-z]{2,}){1}$"; if(!eregi($regex,$subemail)){ $form->setError($field, "* Email invalid"); } $subemail = stripslashes($subemail); }
/* Town error checking */ $field = "town"; //Use field name for town if(!$database->findTown($subtown)) { $form->setError($field, "* Town Not Found Please Choose Nearest Town From List"); }
/* Gender error checking */ $field = "gender"; //Use field name for username if(!$subgender || strlen($subgender = trim($subgender)) == 0){ $form->setError($field, "* Please Enter Your Gender"); }
/* YOB error checking */ $field = "yob"; //Use field name for username if(!$subyob || strlen($subyob = trim($subyob)) == 0){ $form->setError($field, "* Year of birth not entered"); } else{ /* Spruce up username, check length */ $subyob = stripslashes($subyob); if(strlen($subyob) <> 4){ $form->setError($field, "* Must Be 4 Numbers Long"); } /* Check if username is not alphanumeric */ else if(!eregi("^([0-9])+$", $subyob)){ $form->setError($field, "* Username not alphanumeric"); } }
/* Errors exist, have user correct them */ if($form->num_errors > 0){ return 1; //Errors with form }
/* No errors, add the new account to the */
###################################################### #ADD CHECK TO SEE IF STEP EQUALS 4 IF SO THEN ADD DATA ######################################################
/** * editAccount - Attempts to edit the user's account information * including the password, which it first makes sure is correct * if entered, if so and the new password is in the right * format, the change is made. All other fields are changed * automatically. */ function editAccount($subcurpass, $subnewpass, $subemail){ global $database, $form; //The database and form object /* New password entered */ if($subnewpass){ /* Current Password error checking */ $field = "curpass"; //Use field name for current password if(!$subcurpass){ $form->setError($field, "* Current Password not entered"); } else{ /* Check if password too short or is not alphanumeric */ $subcurpass = stripslashes($subcurpass); if(strlen($subcurpass) < 4 || !eregi("^([0-9a-z])+$", ($subcurpass = trim($subcurpass)))){ $form->setError($field, "* Current Password incorrect"); } /* Password entered is incorrect */ if($database->confirmUserPass($this->username,md5($subcurpass)) != 0){ $form->setError($field, "* Current Password incorrect"); } }
/* New Password error checking */ $field = "newpass"; //Use field name for new password /* Spruce up password and check length*/ $subpass = stripslashes($subnewpass); if(strlen($subnewpass) < 4){ $form->setError($field, "* New Password too short"); } /* Check if password is not alphanumeric */ else if(!eregi("^([0-9a-z])+$", ($subnewpass = trim($subnewpass)))){ $form->setError($field, "* New Password not alphanumeric"); } } /* Change password attempted */ else if($subcurpass){ /* New Password error reporting */ $field = "newpass"; //Use field name for new password $form->setError($field, "* New Password not entered"); }
/* Errors exist, have user correct them */ if($form->num_errors > 0){ return false; //Errors with form }
/* Update password since there were no errors */ if($subcurpass && $subnewpass){ $database->updateUserField($this->username,"password",md5($subnewpass)); }
/** * isAdmin - Returns true if currently logged in user is * an administrator, false otherwise. */ function isAdmin(){ return ($this->userlevel == ADMIN_LEVEL || $this->username == ADMIN_NAME); }
/** * generateRandID - Generates a string made up of randomized * letters (lower and upper case) and digits and returns * the md5 hash of it to be used as a userid. */ function generateRandID(){ return md5($this->generateRandStr(16)); }
/** * generateRandStr - Generates a string made up of randomized * letters (lower and upper case) and digits, the length * is a specified parameter. */ function generateRandStr($length){ $randstr = ""; for($i=0; $i<$length; $i++){ $randnum = mt_rand(0,61); if($randnum < 10){ $randstr .= chr($randnum+48); }else if($randnum < 36){ $randstr .= chr($randnum+55); }else{ $randstr .= chr($randnum+61); } } return $randstr; } };
/** * Initialize session object - This must be initialized before * the form object because the form uses session variables, * which cannot be accessed unless the session has started. */ $session = new Session;
/* Initialize form object */ $form = new Form;
?>
this has the database.php file included
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<?php /** * Database.php * * The Database class is meant to simplify the task of accessing * information from the website's database. * * Please subscribe to our feeds at http://blog.geotitles.com for more such tutorials */ include("constants.php");
class MySQLDB { var $connection; //The MySQL database connection var $num_active_users; //Number of active users viewing site var $num_active_guests; //Number of active guests viewing site var $num_members; //Number of signed-up users var $num_towns; /* Note: call getNumMembers() to access $num_members! */
/* Class constructor */ function MySQLDB(){ /* Make connection to database */ $this->connection = mysql_connect(DB_SERVER, DB_USER, DB_PASS) or die(mysql_error()); mysql_select_db(DB_NAME, $this->connection) or die(mysql_error());
/** * Only query database to find out number of members * when getNumMembers() is called for the first time, * until then, default value set. */ $this->num_members = -1;
if(TRACK_VISITORS){ /* Calculate number of users at site */ $this->calcNumActiveUsers();
/* Calculate number of guests at site */ $this->calcNumActiveGuests(); } }
/** * confirmUserPass - Checks whether or not the given * username is in the database, if so it checks if the * given password is the same password in the database * for that user. If the user doesn't exist or if the * passwords don't match up, it returns an error code * (1 or 2). On success it returns 0. */ function confirmUserPass($username, $password){ /* Add slashes if necessary (for query) */ if(!get_magic_quotes_gpc()) { $username = addslashes($username); }
/* Verify that user is in database */ $q = "SELECT password FROM ".TBL_USERS." WHERE username = '$username'"; $result = mysql_query($q, $this->connection); if(!$result || (mysql_numrows($result) < 1)){ return 1; //Indicates username failure }
/* Validate that password is correct */ if($password == $dbarray['password']){ return 0; //Success! Username and password confirmed } else{ return 2; //Indicates password failure } }
/** * confirmUserID - Checks whether or not the given * username is in the database, if so it checks if the * given userid is the same userid in the database * for that user. If the user doesn't exist or if the * userids don't match up, it returns an error code * (1 or 2). On success it returns 0. */ function confirmUserID($username, $userid){ /* Add slashes if necessary (for query) */ if(!get_magic_quotes_gpc()) { $username = addslashes($username); }
/* Verify that user is in database */ $q = "SELECT userid FROM ".TBL_USERS." WHERE username = '$username'"; $result = mysql_query($q, $this->connection); if(!$result || (mysql_numrows($result) < 1)){ return 1; //Indicates username failure }
/* Validate that userid is correct */ if($userid == $dbarray['userid']){ return 0; //Success! Username and userid confirmed } else{ return 2; //Indicates userid invalid } }
/** * usernameTaken - Returns true if the username has * been taken by another user, false otherwise. */ function usernameTaken($username){ if(!get_magic_quotes_gpc()){ $username = addslashes($username); } $q = "SELECT username FROM ".TBL_USERS." WHERE username = '$username'"; $result = mysql_query($q, $this->connection); return (mysql_numrows($result) > 0); }
/** * usernameBanned - Returns true if the username has * been banned by the administrator. */ function usernameBanned($username){ if(!get_magic_quotes_gpc()){ $username = addslashes($username); } $q = "SELECT username FROM ".TBL_BANNED_USERS." WHERE username = '$username'"; $result = mysql_query($q, $this->connection); return (mysql_numrows($result) > 0); }
/** * addNewUser - Inserts the given (username, password, email) * info into the database. Appropriate user level is set. * Returns true on success, false otherwise. */ function addNewUser($name, $surname, $username, $password, $email){ $time = time(); /* If admin sign up, give admin user level */ if(strcasecmp($username, ADMIN_NAME) == 0){ $ulevel = ADMIN_LEVEL; }else{ $ulevel = USER_LEVEL; } $q = "INSERT INTO ".TBL_USERS." VALUES ('$name', '$surname', '$username', '$password', '0', $ulevel, '$email', $time)"; return mysql_query($q, $this->connection); }
/** * updateUserField - Updates a field, specified by the field * parameter, in the user's row of the database. */ function updateUserField($username, $field, $value){ $q = "UPDATE ".TBL_USERS." SET ".$field." = '$value' WHERE username = '$username'"; return mysql_query($q, $this->connection); }
/** * getUserInfo - Returns the result array from a mysql * query asking for all information stored regarding * the given username. If query fails, NULL is returned. */ function getUserInfo($username){ $q = "SELECT * FROM ".TBL_USERS." WHERE username = '$username'"; $result = mysql_query($q, $this->connection); /* Error occurred, return given name by default */ if(!$result || (mysql_numrows($result) < 1)){ return NULL; } /* Return result array */ $dbarray = mysql_fetch_array($result); return $dbarray; }
/** * getNumMembers - Returns the number of signed-up users * of the website, banned members not included. The first * time the function is called on page load, the database * is queried, on subsequent calls, the stored result * is returned. This is to improve efficiency, effectively * not querying the database when no call is made. */ function getNumMembers(){ if($this->num_members < 0){ $q = "SELECT * FROM ".TBL_USERS; $result = mysql_query($q, $this->connection); $this->num_members = mysql_numrows($result); } return $this->num_members; }
/** * calcNumActiveUsers - Finds out how many active users * are viewing site and sets class variable accordingly. */ function calcNumActiveUsers(){ /* Calculate number of users at site */ $q = "SELECT * FROM ".TBL_ACTIVE_USERS; $result = mysql_query($q, $this->connection); $this->num_active_users = mysql_numrows($result); }
/** * calcNumActiveGuests - Finds out how many active guests * are viewing site and sets class variable accordingly. */ function calcNumActiveGuests(){ /* Calculate number of guests at site */ $q = "SELECT * FROM ".TBL_ACTIVE_GUESTS; $result = mysql_query($q, $this->connection); $this->num_active_guests = mysql_numrows($result); }
/** * addActiveUser - Updates username's last active timestamp * in the database, and also adds him to the table of * active users, or updates timestamp if already there. */ function addActiveUser($username, $time){ $q = "UPDATE ".TBL_USERS." SET timestamp = '$time' WHERE username = '$username'"; mysql_query($q, $this->connection);
/* addActiveGuest - Adds guest to active guests table */ function addActiveGuest($ip, $time){ if(!TRACK_VISITORS) return; $q = "REPLACE INTO ".TBL_ACTIVE_GUESTS." VALUES ('$ip', '$time')"; mysql_query($q, $this->connection); $this->calcNumActiveGuests(); }
/* These functions are self explanatory, no need for comments */
/* removeActiveUser */ function removeActiveUser($username){ if(!TRACK_VISITORS) return; $q = "DELETE FROM ".TBL_ACTIVE_USERS." WHERE username = '$username'"; mysql_query($q, $this->connection); $this->calcNumActiveUsers(); }
/* removeActiveGuest */ function removeActiveGuest($ip){ if(!TRACK_VISITORS) return; $q = "DELETE FROM ".TBL_ACTIVE_GUESTS." WHERE ip = '$ip'"; mysql_query($q, $this->connection); $this->calcNumActiveGuests(); }
/* removeInactiveUsers */ function removeInactiveUsers(){ if(!TRACK_VISITORS) return; $timeout = time()-USER_TIMEOUT*60; $q = "DELETE FROM ".TBL_ACTIVE_USERS." WHERE timestamp < $timeout"; mysql_query($q, $this->connection); $this->calcNumActiveUsers(); }
/* removeInactiveGuests */ function removeInactiveGuests(){ if(!TRACK_VISITORS) return; $timeout = time()-GUEST_TIMEOUT*60; $q = "DELETE FROM ".TBL_ACTIVE_GUESTS." WHERE timestamp < $timeout"; mysql_query($q, $this->connection); $this->calcNumActiveGuests(); }
/** * query - Performs the given query on the database and * returns the result, which may be false, true or a * resource identifier. */ function query($query){ return mysql_query($query, $this->connection); }
function findTown($subtown) { $q = "SELECT * FROM ".TBL_TOWN_LIST." WHERE placeName = '$subtown'"; $result = mysql_query($q, $this->connection); $this->num_towns = mysql_numrows($result); return $this->num_towns; }
};
/* Create database connection */ $database = new MySQLDB;
?>
but i cant for the life of me figure out how to query the database
if someone could show me an example of how i could pull out all the records from a db table i'd really apprecaite it!
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$this is not valid outside of an object scope, and cannot be assigned to in main.
Also, you'll need to re-evalute the OO code here. This is written in PHP 4.x OO engine. Although 5.x doesn't need assignment by reference anymore, just getting the code up to 5.x standard would allow visibility scoping which is the most important part of the class core.
yeah sorry for the amout of code just wanted to provide all the necessary code in my project. the code is from a tutorial i found off the internet hence why it is like double dutch to me so there for evaluating the code and getting it up to 5.x standard will be very difficult for me at this time
any way i have added the error reporting code and its not showing any errors but my script is dieing on the database code
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when echoing out the value of $q i was getting the following
so there for evaluating the code and getting it up to 5.x standard will be very difficult for me at this time 
