In this tutorial we will create a
Populate List With MySQLi using PHP. This code will display MySQLi data as a HTML list. The code use MySQLi
SELECT query that will display the MySQLi row as a html list using
mysqli_fetch_array(). This a user-friendly program feel free to modify and use it to your system.
We will be using
PHP as a scripting language that interepret in the webserver such as xamp, wamp, etc. It is widely use by modern website application to handle and protect user confidential information.
Getting Started:
First you have to download & install XAMPP or any local server that run PHP scripts. Here's the link for XAMPP server
https://www.apachefriends.org/index.html.
And this is the link for the jquery that i used in this tutorial
https://jquery.com/.
Lastly, this is the link for the bootstrap that i used for the layout design
https://getbootstrap.com/.
Creating Database
Open your database web server then create a database name in it
db_list, after that click Import then locate the database file inside the folder of the application then click ok.
Creating the database connection
Open your any kind of text editor(notepad++, etc..). Then just copy/paste the code below then name it
conn.php.
<?php
if(!$conn){
die("Error: Failed to connect to database!"); }
?>
Creating The Interface
This is where we will create a simple form for our application. To create the forms simply copy and write it into your text editor, then save it as
index.php.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8" name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" />
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="css/bootstrap.css" />
</head>
<body>
<nav class="navbar navbar-default">
<div class="container-fluid">
<a class="navbar-brand" href="https://sourcecodester.com">Sourcecodester</a>
<div>
</nav>
<div class="col-md-3"></div>
<div class="col-md-6 well">
<h3 class="text-primary">PHP - Populate List With MySQLi</h3>
<hr style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;">
<div class="col-md-3">
<form method="POST" action="add.php">
<div class="form-group">
<label>Enter a movie title</label>
<input type="text" name="movie" class="form-control" required="required"/>
</div>
<center><button class="btn btn-primary" name="add">Add</button></center>
</form>
</div>
<div class="col-md-9">
<h2>MY MOVIE LIST
<?php echo date("Y")?></h2>
<ul>
<?php
require'conn.php';
echo "<li>".$fetch['movie_title']."</li>";
}
?>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Creating the Main Function
This code contains the main function of the application. This code will display the MySQLi data as a list when the button is clicked. To make this just copy and write these block of codes below inside the text editor, then save it as
add.php
<?php
require_once'conn.php';
if(ISSET($_POST['add'])){ $movie=$_POST['movie'];
header('location: index.php'); }
?>
There you have it we successfully created
Populate List With MySQLi using PHP. I hope that this simple tutorial help you to what you are looking for. For more updates and tutorials just kindly visit this site. Enjoy Coding!