Re: UPDATE - Changing Password

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Cheers
----- Original Message -----
From: Yasmine Kedoo
To: pgsql-php(at)postgresql(dot)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(at)bigpond(dot)net(dot)au>
>To: "Yasmine Kedoo" <yazkedoo(at)hotmail(dot)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(at)hotmail(dot)com>
>To: <pgsql-php(at)postgresql(dot)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($result)!=1)
> > {
> > print "Update Failed\n";
> > exit;
> > }
> >
> > as this is where the error is, then got "Update Successful", but the
> > password had not been updated.
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > Yasmine
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > >From: "Peter Bayley" <pbay6343(at)bigpond(dot)net(dot)au>
> > >To: "Yasmine Kedoo" <yazkedoo(at)hotmail(dot)com>
> > >Subject: Re: [PHP] UPDATE - Changing Password
> > >Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2004 17:28:18 +1000
> > >
> > >Hi Yasmine,
> > >
> > >An update will not return rows from the query so pg_num_rows will be 0.
> > >You
> > >should use pg_affected_rows as in..
> > >
> > > if (pg_affected_rows($result) != 1) {
> > > ...
> > >
> > >Regards
> > >
> > >Peter
> > >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "Yasmine Kedoo" <yazkedoo(at)hotmail(dot)com>
> > >To: <pgsql-php(at)postgresql(dot)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(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
> > > > >To: Yasmine Kedoo <yazkedoo(at)hotmail(dot)com>, pgsql-php(at)postgresql(dot)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(at)commandprompt(dot)com | Telephone: (503) 667.4564
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