Question

How can I run MSSQL .sql files with php?

I have a collection of MS SQL files like the following which were used with ToadSQL to retrieve data in the past:

-- RUN AS SCRIPT SO THAT MONDAY IS FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK
set datefirst 1;

select top 10 artist_name, album_name, sum(units) total_units, sum(sales) total_sales from (

-- Sales by album
select c.[name] album_name, d.[name] artist_name, sum(b.price) sales, count(b.Id) units from [order] a, orderalbum b , album c, artist d
where b.albumid=c.id 
and c.ArtistId = d.Id
and a.successful=1 and a.id=b.orderid
and datepart(ww, a.OrderDate) = datepart(ww, getDate())-1
and datepart(yyyy, a.OrderDate) = datepart(yyyy, getDate())
group by c.[name], d.[name]

union

-- Sales by album variant
select d.[name] album_name, e.[name] artist_name, sum(b.price) sales, count(b.Id) units from [order] a, orderalbum b , albumvariant c, album d, artist e
where d.id=c.albumid and  b.albumvariantid=c.id   
and d.ArtistId = e.Id
and a.successful=1 and a.id=b.orderid
and datepart(ww, a.OrderDate) = datepart(ww, getDate())-1
and datepart(yyyy, a.OrderDate) = datepart(yyyy, getDate())
group by d.[Name], e.[Name]

) x
group by x.album_name, x.artist_name
having sum(x.sales) > 0
order by total_units desc; 

I’m now building an application in to automate the process but I don’t want to reinvent the wheel with the queries. How can I run MSSQL .sql files with php

It’s made particularly complex by the fact that some query two tables and use ‘union’ is this possible?

Hope there are some SQL heads out there who can help.

Ben

Answer 1

In CodeIgniter I’ve come up with the following:

function runsql($file = '')
{

    $this->db_download = $this->load->database('download', TRUE);

    $sql = file_get_contents($file);

    $query = $this->db_download->query($sql);
    $result = $query->result();

    return $result;

}

It’s as simple as getting the file contents and running it as a query.