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# php-libmysqldriver
This library provides abstraction methods for common operations on MySQL-like databases like `SELECT`, `UPDATE`, and `INSERT`.
This library provides abstraction methods for common operations on MySQL-like databases like `SELECT`, `UPDATE`, and `INSERT` using method chaining for the various MySQL features.
For example:
```php
$db->for(string $table)
->with(array $model)
->where(array $filters)
->order(array $order_by)
->limit(1)
->select(array $columns): array|bool;
```
which would be equivalent to the following in MySQL:
```sql
SELECT $columns FROM $table WHERE $filter ORDER BY $order_by LIMIT $limit;
```
This library is built on top of the PHP [`MySQL Improved`](https://www.php.net/manual/en/book.mysqli.php) extension.
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use libmysqldriver/MySQL;
```
----
# Example / Documentation
Available statements
Statement|Method
--|--
`SELECT`|[`select()`](#select)
`UPDATE`|[`update()`](#update)
`INSERT`|[`insert()`](#insert)
`WHERE`|[`where()`](#where)
`ORDER BY`|[`order()`](#order-by)
`LIMIT`|[`limit()`](#limit)
---
`Example table name: beverages`
id|beverage_type|beverage_name|beverage_size
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# SELECT
Use `MySQL->get()` to retrieve columns from a database table
Use `MySQL->select()` to retrieve columns from a database table
```php
$db->get(
// Name of the database table
string $table,
// (Optional) array or string of column(s) names to SELECT
array|string $columns,
// (Optional) key, value array of column names and values to filter with WHERE <column> = <value>
?array $filter = null,
// (Optional) order by columns name => direction ("ASC"|"DESC")
?array $order_by = null,
// (Optional) max number of rows to return
int|array|null $limit = null
$db->select(
// Sequential array of string with column names to retrieve
// Or null to retrieve a bool if rows were matched
?array $columns
): array|bool;
// Returns array of arrays for each row, or bool if $columns = null
// Returns array of arrays for each row, or bool if no columns were defined
```
In most cases you probably want to select with a constraint. Chain the [`where()`](#where) method before `select()` to filter the query
### Example
```php
// (Optional) array of columns to return from table. Passing null will return a bool if rows were matched
$columns = ["beverage_name", "beverage_size"];
$beverages = $db->get("beverages", $columns);
// SELECT beverage_name, beverage_size FROM beverages
$beverages = $db->for("beverages")->select(["beverage_name", "beverage_size"]); // SELECT beverage_name, beverage_size FROM beverages
```
```
[
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]
```
## WHERE
# INSERT
Use `MySQL->insert()` to append a new row to a database table
```php
// (Optional) associative array of filters where "<column_name> = <value>"
$filter = ["beverage_type" => "coffee"];
$db->insert(
// Array of values to INSERT
array $values
): bool
// Returns true if row was inserted
```
$coffee = $db->get("beverages", $columns, $filter);
// SELECT beverage_name, beverage_size FROM beverages WHERE beverage_type = "coffee"
#### Example
```php
$db->for("beverages")->insert([
null,
"coffee",
"latte",
10
]);
// INSERT INTO beverages VALUES (null, "coffee", "latte", 10);
```
```
true
```
# UPDATE
Modify existing rows with `MySQL->update()`
```php
$db->get(
// Key, value array of column names and values to update
array $fields,
): bool;
// Returns true if at least 1 row was changed
```
### Example
```php
$db->for("beverages")->update(["beverage_size" => 10]); // UPDATE beverages SET beverage_size = 10
```
```php
true
```
In most cases you probably want to UPDATE against a constaint. Chain a [`where()`](#where) method before `update()` to set constraints
# WHERE
Filter a `select()` or `update()` method by chaining the `MySQL->where()` method anywhere before it.
### Example
```php
$coffee = $db->for("beverages")->where(["beverage_type" => "coffee"])->select(["beverage_name", "beverage_size"]); // SELECT beverage_name, beverage_size FROM beverages WHERE (beverage_type = "coffee");
```
```php
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]
```
## ORDER BY
## Advanced filtering
You can also pass an associative array as the 4:th argument to `MySQL->get()` to `ORDER BY` a column or multiple columns
You can do more detailed filtering by passing more constraints into the same array, or even futher by passing multiple arrays each with filters.
### AND
Add additional key value pairs to an array passed to `where()` and they will all be compared as AND with each other.
```php
$coffee = $db->get("beverages", $columns, $filter, ["beverage_name" => "ASC"], 2);
// SELECT beverage_name, beverage_size FROM beverages ORDER BY beverage_name ASC LIMIT 2
MySQL->where([
"beverage_type" => "coffee",
"beverage_size" => 15
]);
```
```sql
WHERE (beverage_type = 'coffee' AND beverage_size = 15)
```
### OR
Passing an additional array of key values as an argument will OR it with all other arrays passed.
```php
$filter1 = [
"beverage_type" => "coffee",
"beverage_size" => 15
];
$filter2 = [
"beverage_type" => "tea",
"beverage_name" => "black"
];
MySQL->where($filter1, $filter2, ...);
```
```sql
WHERE (beverage_type = 'coffee' AND beverage_size = 15) OR (beverage_type = 'tea' AND beverage_name = 'black')
```
# ORDER BY
Chain the `order()` method before a `select()` statement to order by a specific column
```php
$coffee = $db->for("beverages")->order(["beverage_name" => "ASC"])->select(["beverage_name", "beverage_size"]); // SELECT beverage_name, beverage_size FROM beverages ORDER BY beverage_name ASC
```
```php
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]
```
## LIMIT
# LIMIT
You can also pass an optional integer or associative array as the 5:th argument to `MySQL->get()` and `LIMIT` the rows to match.
Chain the `limit()` method before a `select()` statement to limit the amount of columns returned
> **Note**
> Passing (int) `1` will flatten the returned array from `get()` to two dimensions (k => v)
> Passing (int) `1` will flatten the returned array from a `select()` statement to two dimensions (k => v)
### Passing an integer to LIMIT
## Passing an integer to LIMIT
This will simply `LIMIT` the results returned to the integer passed
```php
$coffee = $db->get("beverages", $columns, $filter, null, 1);
// SELECT beverage_name, beverage_size FROM beverages WHERE beverage_type = "coffee" LIMIT 1
$coffee = $db->for("beverages")->limit(1)->select(["beverage_name", "beverage_size"]); // SELECT beverage_name, beverage_size FROM beverages WHERE beverage_type = "coffee" LIMIT 1
```
```php
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]
```
### Passing an associative array to LIMIT
## Passing an associative array to LIMIT
This will `OFFSET` and `LIMIT` the results returned from the first key of the array as `OFFSET` and the value of that key as `LIMIT`
```php
$coffee = $db->get("beverages", $columns, $filter, null, [3 => 2]);
// SELECT beverage_name, beverage_size FROM beverages LIMIT 3 OFFSET 2
$coffee = $db->for("beverages")->limit([3 => 2])->select(["beverage_name", "beverage_size"]); // SELECT beverage_name, beverage_size FROM beverages LIMIT 3 OFFSET 2
```
```php
[
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// ...etc
]
```
# INSERT
Use `MySQL->insert()` to append a new row to a database table
```php
$db->insert(
// Name of the database table
string $table,
// Array of values to INSERT
array $values
): bool
// Returns true if row was inserted
```
#### Example
```php
$db->insert("beverages", [
null,
"coffee",
"latte",
10
]);
// INSERT INTO beverages VALUES (null, "coffee", "latte", 10)
```
```
true
```
# UPDATE
Modify existing rows with `MySQL->update()`
```php
$db->get(
// Name of the database table
string $table,
// Key, value array of column names and values to update
array $fields,
// (Optional) key, value array of column names and values to limit UPDATE to with WHERE <column> = <value>
?array $filter = null,
): bool;
// Returns true if at least 1 row was changed
```
### Example
```php
$db->update("beverages", ["beverage_size" => 10]);
// UPDATE beverages SET beverage_size = 10
```
```php
true
```
## WHERE
In most cases you probably want to UPDATE against a constaint. Passing an array to the 3:rd argument of `MySQL->update()` will let you define "equals AND" conditions.
```php
$filter = ["beverage_type" => "coffee"];
$update = ["beverage_size" => 10];
$db->update("beverages", $update, $filter);
// UPDATE beverages SET beverage_size = 10 WHERE beverage_type = "coffee"
```
```php
true
```