1. Questions In the PHP script mysqltest.php :
What PHP instructions are used to connect to the database?
Where is the query entered?
Which code returns the formatted results of the query?

2. Construct SQL with Access
Modify the query that finds the actors who have played Romeo so it returns the movie in which the actor appeared as Romeo and the movie’s year of release
Test the query in Access
Copy the SQL into the PHP script
Remove the semi-colon from the end

3. Differences in SQL versions
Copy the file AccessSQL vs MySQL.doc from the Day 34 course AFS space to your personal space

4. Translating Access SQL
SELECT Title, Year, Rating, Role, Director, StageFirstName, StageLastName
FROM tbl_movies INNER JOIN
(tbl_actors INNER JOIN tbl_roles
ON tbl_actors.ActorID = tbl_roles.ActorID)
ON tbl_movies.MovieID = tbl_roles.MovieID
WHERE ( ((Director)=“Allen, Woody”)
AND ((StageFirstName)=“Mia”)
AND ((StageLastName)=“Farrow”) );

5. To MySQL
SELECT Title, Year, Rating, Role, Director, StageFirstName, StageLastName
FROM tbl_movies, tbl_actors, tbl_roles
WHERE tbl_actors.ActorID=tbl_roles.ActorID
AND tbl_movies.MovieID=tbl_roles.MovieID
AND Director=“Allen, Woody”
AND StageFirstName=“Mia”
AND StageLastName=“Farrow”

6. Translating INNER JOINs
Access SQL
SELECT …
FROM tbl_movies
INNER JOIN
(tbl_actors
INNER JOIN tbl_roles
ON tbl_actors.ActorID = tbl_roles.ActorID)
ON tbl_movies.MovieID = tbl_roles.MovieID
WHERE …
MySQL
SELECT …
FROM tbl_movies, tbl_actors, tbl_roles
WHERE tbl_actors.ActorID = tbl_roles.ActorID
AND tbl_movies.MovieID = tbl_roles.MovieID
AND …

7. Dynamic Web Page Example
We want to construct a dynamic web page that will list the actors and roles in a movie specified by the user
To begin, construct a query in Access that finds the actors appearing in Gosford Park
Test the query in Access
Copy the SQL for query into PHP script
Translate for MySQL

8. Using Form Parameters in SQL statement in PHP
To include the PHP parameter Title in the SQL statement use curly braces
Using the text {$Title}in your SQL statement will substitute the value of title
Leave the double quotes around the parameter

9. Making the All-Purpose Form
Make an HTML form which prompts for a movie’s title
Use the revised PHP script as the action for the form
The parameter name must match the input name of the movie title.
Test with the movie Tootsie

10. Intro to UBT Project Work alone or in pairs
There are a list of suggested topics on today’s classwork page
with your first four choices
We will randomly assign topics to groups or individuals next day

11. Server-side databases
It has to have a pre-defined structure so that all people who want to construct forms know how data are stored in the database.
However, different people can construct different forms provided that they use the structure of the database.
A wide variety of users, many of whom know nothing about constructing forms, can query the database. Eg. IMdb.

12. Student Records Database Design
What entities do we need to include
What are the attributes for each entity?
What relationships do we need?
Once the design is finished, it will be frozen. No further changes will be accepted.