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How do I pass a database connection into a method PHP


I have a class in PHP and one of the methods needs to access a database.How do I correctly pass a database connection variable to a method? Does it get passed as a parameter through the constructor or method? Or is it something completely different?


Solution

  • Check the following updated answer. Tested and working.

      <?php
    
    class SomeClass
    {
    
    
        function setDb($servername, $username, $password, $database)
        {
            // Create the database connection and use this connection in your methods as $this->conn
            $this->conn = new mysqli($servername, $username, $password, $database);
            if ($this->conn->connect_error) {
                die("Connection failed: " . $this->conn->connect_error);
            }
            echo "New successful connection to myDb  \n";
        }
    
        public function createTable()
        {
            // sql to create table
            $sql = "CREATE TABLE MyGuests (
        id INT(6) UNSIGNED AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
        firstname VARCHAR(30) NOT NULL,
        lastname VARCHAR(30) NOT NULL,
        email VARCHAR(50),
        reg_date TIMESTAMP DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP ON UPDATE CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
        )";
    
            if ($this->conn->query($sql) === TRUE) {
                echo "New table created successfully \n";
            } else {
                echo "Error: " . $sql . "<br>" . $this->conn->error;
            }
        }
        public function normalInsertDb()
        {
            // sql to insert record using normal query
            $sql = "INSERT INTO MyGuests (firstname, lastname, email)
            VALUES ('John', 'Doe', 'john@example.com')";
    
            if ($this->conn->query($sql) === TRUE) {
                echo "New record inserted successfully using normal sql statement \n";
            } else {
                echo "Error: " . $sql . "<br>" . $this->conn->error;
            }
        }
        public function preparedInsertDb()
        {
            // prepare and bind
            $stmt = $this->conn->prepare("INSERT INTO MyGuests (firstname, lastname, email) VALUES (?, ?, ?)");
            $stmt->bind_param("sss", $firstname, $lastname, $email);
            // set parameters and execute
            $firstname = "John";
            $lastname = "Doe";
            $email = "john@example.com";
            $stmt->execute();
    
            $firstname = "Mary";
            $lastname = "Moe";
            $email = "mary@example.com";
            $stmt->execute();
    
            $firstname = "Julie";
            $lastname = "Dooley";
            $email = "julie@example.com";
            $stmt->execute();
    
            echo "New records inserted successfully using PREPARED STATEMENTS \n";
    
            $stmt->close();
            $this->conn->close();
        }
    }
    
    $obj = new SomeClass();
    $obj->setDb('localhost', 'homestead', 'secret', 'myDb'); //we assume the database myDb exists
    $obj->createTable();
    $obj->normalInsertDb();
    $obj->preparedInsertDb();
    

    My Result:

     my result