hyperlink list from database columns
I have a mysql database with my movies
id | movietitle | year | imdbnumber
I want to display my movies as a hyperlink list with a php sql query
like this
<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/ttIMDBNUMBER/" target="_blank">MOVIETITLE (YEAR)</a><br>
i want them sorted and grouped by letter
Example:
T
Titanic (1997)
THX 1138 (1971)
U
Underworld (2003)
...
how can I do that in php?
php html mysql hyperlink
edited Nov 13 '18 at 5:09
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I have a mysql database with my movies
id | movietitle | year | imdbnumber
I want to display my movies as a hyperlink list with a php sql query
like this
<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/ttIMDBNUMBER/" target="_blank">MOVIETITLE (YEAR)</a><br>
i want them sorted and grouped by letter
Example:
T
Titanic (1997)
THX 1138 (1971)
U
Underworld (2003)
...
how can I do that in php?
php html mysql hyperlink
edited Nov 13 '18 at 5:09
Cœur
17.6k9105145
asked Feb 17 '13 at 6:12
user2079829user2079829
1
1
what have you tried / what's your PHP level (have no clue, beginner, intermediate, etc.)?
– rlatief
Feb 17 '13 at 6:15
php.net/manual/en/book.pdo.php
– Jon
Feb 17 '13 at 6:15
MySQLi might be easier initially. Then PDO.
– Achrome
Feb 17 '13 at 6:19
1
Haha, ok, then: php.net/manual/en/book.mysqli.php
– Jon
Feb 17 '13 at 6:20
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I have a mysql database with my movies
id | movietitle | year | imdbnumber
I want to display my movies as a hyperlink list with a php sql query
like this
<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/ttIMDBNUMBER/" target="_blank">MOVIETITLE (YEAR)</a><br>
i want them sorted and grouped by letter
Example:
T
Titanic (1997)
THX 1138 (1971)
U
Underworld (2003)
...
how can I do that in php?
php html mysql hyperlink
edited Nov 13 '18 at 5:09
Cœur
17.6k9105145
asked Feb 17 '13 at 6:12
user2079829user2079829
1
I have a mysql database with my movies
id | movietitle | year | imdbnumber
I want to display my movies as a hyperlink list with a php sql query
like this
<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/ttIMDBNUMBER/" target="_blank">MOVIETITLE (YEAR)</a><br>
i want them sorted and grouped by letter
Example:
T
Titanic (1997)
THX 1138 (1971)
U
Underworld (2003)
...
how can I do that in php?
php html mysql hyperlink
php html mysql hyperlink
edited Nov 13 '18 at 5:09
Cœur
17.6k9105145
asked Feb 17 '13 at 6:12
user2079829user2079829
1
edited Nov 13 '18 at 5:09
Cœur
17.6k9105145
asked Feb 17 '13 at 6:12
user2079829user2079829
1
edited Nov 13 '18 at 5:09
Cœur
17.6k9105145
edited Nov 13 '18 at 5:09
Cœur
17.6k9105145
edited Nov 13 '18 at 5:09
Cœur
17.6k9105145
17.6k9105145
asked Feb 17 '13 at 6:12
user2079829user2079829
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asked Feb 17 '13 at 6:12
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asked Feb 17 '13 at 6:12
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what have you tried / what's your PHP level (have no clue, beginner, intermediate, etc.)?
– rlatief
Feb 17 '13 at 6:15
php.net/manual/en/book.pdo.php
– Jon
Feb 17 '13 at 6:15
MySQLi might be easier initially. Then PDO.
– Achrome
Feb 17 '13 at 6:19
1
Haha, ok, then: php.net/manual/en/book.mysqli.php
– Jon
Feb 17 '13 at 6:20
add a comment |
1
what have you tried / what's your PHP level (have no clue, beginner, intermediate, etc.)?
– rlatief
Feb 17 '13 at 6:15
php.net/manual/en/book.pdo.php
– Jon
Feb 17 '13 at 6:15
MySQLi might be easier initially. Then PDO.
– Achrome
Feb 17 '13 at 6:19
1
Haha, ok, then: php.net/manual/en/book.mysqli.php
– Jon
Feb 17 '13 at 6:20
1
1
what have you tried / what's your PHP level (have no clue, beginner, intermediate, etc.)?
– rlatief
Feb 17 '13 at 6:15
what have you tried / what's your PHP level (have no clue, beginner, intermediate, etc.)?
– rlatief
Feb 17 '13 at 6:15
php.net/manual/en/book.pdo.php
– Jon
Feb 17 '13 at 6:15
php.net/manual/en/book.pdo.php
– Jon
Feb 17 '13 at 6:15
MySQLi might be easier initially. Then PDO.
– Achrome
Feb 17 '13 at 6:19
MySQLi might be easier initially. Then PDO.
– Achrome
Feb 17 '13 at 6:19
1
1
Haha, ok, then: php.net/manual/en/book.mysqli.php
– Jon
Feb 17 '13 at 6:20
Haha, ok, then: php.net/manual/en/book.mysqli.php
– Jon
Feb 17 '13 at 6:20
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You can sort the list using the SQL query itself using ORDER BY.
Once you have the data out of the DB, you can create each of the hyperlinks like this:
<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt<?=$imdbnumber?>/" target="_blank"><?=$movietitle?> <?=$year?></a><br>
answered Feb 17 '13 at 6:20
ATOzTOAATOzTOA
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If you don't want to use regular expressions, this is one of the solutions.
<?php
$movie[0]='Amber';
$movie[1]='babar';
$movie[2]='Aviator';
$movie[3]='Caty boy';
function startsWith($haystack, $needle)
{
return !strncmp($haystack, $needle, strlen($needle));
}
foreach (range('a', 'z') as $i){
echo '<h1>'.strtoupper($i).'</h1>';
foreach($movie as $key){
if(startsWith(strtolower($key),$i)){
echo '<li>'.$key.'</li>';
}
}
}
?>
Output for above would be :
A
Amber
Aviator
B
Babar
C
Caty boy
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
Populate your $movie array from the database of course with ORDER BY SQL query. Then $movie array can be in this format
Title - (Year)
It won't make a difference what you put after the title - year or any other detail. The condition is that your string should start with the title. SO even if you miss out the format, Ex:
$movie[0]='Titanic';
$movie[1]='Hulk (2009)';
still the function should sort it in the manner you described in your problem statement. Hope it helps.
answered Feb 17 '13 at 6:36
harsh8888harsh8888
422821
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You can sort the list using the SQL query itself using ORDER BY.
Once you have the data out of the DB, you can create each of the hyperlinks like this:
<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt<?=$imdbnumber?>/" target="_blank"><?=$movietitle?> <?=$year?></a><br>
answered Feb 17 '13 at 6:20
ATOzTOAATOzTOA
19.4k166699
add a comment |
You can sort the list using the SQL query itself using ORDER BY.
Once you have the data out of the DB, you can create each of the hyperlinks like this:
<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt<?=$imdbnumber?>/" target="_blank"><?=$movietitle?> <?=$year?></a><br>
answered Feb 17 '13 at 6:20
ATOzTOAATOzTOA
19.4k166699
add a comment |
You can sort the list using the SQL query itself using ORDER BY.
Once you have the data out of the DB, you can create each of the hyperlinks like this:
<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt<?=$imdbnumber?>/" target="_blank"><?=$movietitle?> <?=$year?></a><br>
answered Feb 17 '13 at 6:20
ATOzTOAATOzTOA
19.4k166699
You can sort the list using the SQL query itself using ORDER BY.
Once you have the data out of the DB, you can create each of the hyperlinks like this:
<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt<?=$imdbnumber?>/" target="_blank"><?=$movietitle?> <?=$year?></a><br>
answered Feb 17 '13 at 6:20
ATOzTOAATOzTOA
19.4k166699
answered Feb 17 '13 at 6:20
ATOzTOAATOzTOA
19.4k166699
answered Feb 17 '13 at 6:20
ATOzTOAATOzTOA
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answered Feb 17 '13 at 6:20
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If you don't want to use regular expressions, this is one of the solutions.
<?php
$movie[0]='Amber';
$movie[1]='babar';
$movie[2]='Aviator';
$movie[3]='Caty boy';
function startsWith($haystack, $needle)
{
return !strncmp($haystack, $needle, strlen($needle));
}
foreach (range('a', 'z') as $i){
echo '<h1>'.strtoupper($i).'</h1>';
foreach($movie as $key){
if(startsWith(strtolower($key),$i)){
echo '<li>'.$key.'</li>';
}
}
}
?>
Output for above would be :
A
Amber
Aviator
B
Babar
C
Caty boy
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
Populate your $movie array from the database of course with ORDER BY SQL query. Then $movie array can be in this format
Title - (Year)
It won't make a difference what you put after the title - year or any other detail. The condition is that your string should start with the title. SO even if you miss out the format, Ex:
$movie[0]='Titanic';
$movie[1]='Hulk (2009)';
still the function should sort it in the manner you described in your problem statement. Hope it helps.
answered Feb 17 '13 at 6:36
harsh8888harsh8888
422821
add a comment |
If you don't want to use regular expressions, this is one of the solutions.
<?php
$movie[0]='Amber';
$movie[1]='babar';
$movie[2]='Aviator';
$movie[3]='Caty boy';
function startsWith($haystack, $needle)
{
return !strncmp($haystack, $needle, strlen($needle));
}
foreach (range('a', 'z') as $i){
echo '<h1>'.strtoupper($i).'</h1>';
foreach($movie as $key){
if(startsWith(strtolower($key),$i)){
echo '<li>'.$key.'</li>';
}
}
}
?>
Output for above would be :
A
Amber
Aviator
B
Babar
C
Caty boy
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
Populate your $movie array from the database of course with ORDER BY SQL query. Then $movie array can be in this format
Title - (Year)
It won't make a difference what you put after the title - year or any other detail. The condition is that your string should start with the title. SO even if you miss out the format, Ex:
$movie[0]='Titanic';
$movie[1]='Hulk (2009)';
still the function should sort it in the manner you described in your problem statement. Hope it helps.
answered Feb 17 '13 at 6:36
harsh8888harsh8888
422821
add a comment |
If you don't want to use regular expressions, this is one of the solutions.
<?php
$movie[0]='Amber';
$movie[1]='babar';
$movie[2]='Aviator';
$movie[3]='Caty boy';
function startsWith($haystack, $needle)
{
return !strncmp($haystack, $needle, strlen($needle));
}
foreach (range('a', 'z') as $i){
echo '<h1>'.strtoupper($i).'</h1>';
foreach($movie as $key){
if(startsWith(strtolower($key),$i)){
echo '<li>'.$key.'</li>';
}
}
}
?>
Output for above would be :
A
Amber
Aviator
B
Babar
C
Caty boy
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
Populate your $movie array from the database of course with ORDER BY SQL query. Then $movie array can be in this format
Title - (Year)
It won't make a difference what you put after the title - year or any other detail. The condition is that your string should start with the title. SO even if you miss out the format, Ex:
$movie[0]='Titanic';
$movie[1]='Hulk (2009)';
still the function should sort it in the manner you described in your problem statement. Hope it helps.
answered Feb 17 '13 at 6:36
harsh8888harsh8888
422821
If you don't want to use regular expressions, this is one of the solutions.
<?php
$movie[0]='Amber';
$movie[1]='babar';
$movie[2]='Aviator';
$movie[3]='Caty boy';
function startsWith($haystack, $needle)
{
return !strncmp($haystack, $needle, strlen($needle));
}
foreach (range('a', 'z') as $i){
echo '<h1>'.strtoupper($i).'</h1>';
foreach($movie as $key){
if(startsWith(strtolower($key),$i)){
echo '<li>'.$key.'</li>';
}
}
}
?>
Output for above would be :
A
Amber
Aviator
B
Babar
C
Caty boy
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
Populate your $movie array from the database of course with ORDER BY SQL query. Then $movie array can be in this format
Title - (Year)
It won't make a difference what you put after the title - year or any other detail. The condition is that your string should start with the title. SO even if you miss out the format, Ex:
$movie[0]='Titanic';
$movie[1]='Hulk (2009)';
still the function should sort it in the manner you described in your problem statement. Hope it helps.
answered Feb 17 '13 at 6:36
harsh8888harsh8888
422821
edited Feb 17 '13 at 8:48
answered Feb 17 '13 at 6:36
harsh8888harsh8888
422821
answered Feb 17 '13 at 6:36
harsh8888harsh8888
422821
answered Feb 17 '13 at 6:36
harsh8888harsh8888
422821
422821
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what have you tried / what's your PHP level (have no clue, beginner, intermediate, etc.)?
– rlatief
Feb 17 '13 at 6:15
php.net/manual/en/book.pdo.php
– Jon
Feb 17 '13 at 6:15
MySQLi might be easier initially. Then PDO.
– Achrome
Feb 17 '13 at 6:19
1
Haha, ok, then: php.net/manual/en/book.mysqli.php
– Jon
Feb 17 '13 at 6:20