Class db

Class db prepare statements for mysql queries to the connected database. We use the global $db instance to access its methods.

query ()

Runs a query and returns the result.

Parameters

  • $q:string The query.
  • $args:array (optional) Values to prepare the statement.

Examples:

$result1 = $db->query("SELECT title,author FROM post;");
$result2 = $db->query("SELECT title,author FROM post WHERE user_id=?;",[session::user_id()]);

get ()

Runs a query and returns the results as an array.

Parameters

  • $q:string The query.
  • $args:array (optional) Values to prepare the statement.

Example:

$result = $db->get("SELECT title,author FROM post;");
// Returns
[
  0=>[0=>'Lorem ipsum', 'title'=>'Lorem ipsum', 1=>'John', 'author'=>'John'],
  1=>[0=>'Duis aute irure', 'title'=>'Duis aute irure', 1=>'John', 'author'=>'John'],
]

gen ()

Runs a query and returns a generator that yields the rows.

Parameters

  • $q:string The query.
  • $args:array (optional) Values to prepare the statement.

Example:

$generator = $db->gen("SELECT title,author FROM post;");

getRows ()

Runs a query and returns the results as an array. With rows fetched with mysqli_fetch_row().

Parameters

  • $q:string The query.
  • $args:array (optional) Values to prepare the statement.

Example:

$result = $db->get("SELECT title,author FROM post;");
// Returns
[
  0=>[0=>'Lorem ipsum',1=>'John'],
  1=>[0=>'Duis aute irure',1=>'John'],
]

getList ()

Runs a query and returns an array with the values of the first columns from the results.

Parameters

  • $q:string The query.
  • $args:array (optional) Values to prepare the statement.

Example:

$titles = $db->get("SELECT title,author FROM post;");
// Returns
[0=>'Lorem ipsum', 1=>'Duis aute irure']

value ()

Runs a query and returns the value of the first column of the first row of the results.

Parameters

  • $q:string The query.
  • $args:array (optional) Values to prepare the statement.

Example:

$res = $db->get("SELECT title FROM post WHERE id=1;");
// returns
'Lorem ipsum'

error ()

Return an error if exists from the last query executed.

Example:

$res = $db->get("SELECT title,author FROM post;");
if ($error = $db->error()) {
  trigger_error($error);
}

close ()

Closes the connection to the database.

Example

$db->close();