Re: [0.2] getting transactions to work

From: Rod K <rod(at)23net(dot)net>
To: reiner peterke <zedaardv(at)drizzle(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-php(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [0.2] getting transactions to work
Date: 2004-07-30 14:57:47
Message-ID: 410A61EB.6070008@23net.net
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You are correct. You cannot have a transaction span multiple pages/scripts.

reiner peterke wrote:

> there seems to be very little info around on actually using
> transactions with postgres. i've tried to create a page that will
> take input from a form and insert it into my database. it works if i
> just do it without transactions but when i try to use with the begin
> and commit sections of code, it doesn't update the data base. i'm
> guessing it is doing a rollback when my page loads itself again. can
> anyone help me out here ?
>
> thanks
>
> r
>
> code below
>
> <html>
> <head>
> <submitle>those eyes</submitle>
> </head>
> <body>
> <?
> $conn = pg_connect("dbname=entish user=postgres");
> if(!$conn)
> {
> print "not for the chocolate";
> exit;
> }
> if ($_POST[submit]) {
>
> $begin = pg_query("begin");
> $isql = "insert into diety(diety,culture,gender)
> values
> ('$_POST[diety]','$_POST[culture]','$_POST[gender]')";
> printf("-- %s --\n",$isql);
> $results = pg_query($isql);
> ?>
> <form method="post" action="<? echo $PHP_SELF?>">
> <input type="Submit" name="action" value="commit">
> <input type="Submit" name="action" value="rollback">
> </form>
> <?
> }
> else if(!$_POST[action]) {
> ?>
> <form method="post" action="<? echo $PHP_SELF?>">
> Diety:<input type="text" name="diety"><br>
> Culture:<input type="text" name="culture"><br>
> Gender:<input type="text" name="gender"><br>
> <input type="Submit" name="submit" value="enter">
> </form>
> <?
> }
> else {
> if($_POST[action] == 'commit') {
> echo "let me see";
> $act = pg_query("commit");
> }
> else {
> $act = pg_query("rollback");
> }
> } //end if $_POST[submit]
> ?>
> </body>
> </html>
>
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