Question

I am trying to select a table within my database with a GET Method.
Now when I hardcode the value of the variable in there (the table name) it works as expected and it returns the values in an array.

But when I try to determine the table name through a variable, I get the following error:

Fatal error: Call to a member function fetch_array() on a non-object in

Now I have tried the var_dump($result); but that returns bool(false).

Now the variable does carry a value, because when I echo it back to the screen it gives the value I would expect.

So why does not return the value when making the query for my table search???

     $result = $mysqli->query("SELECT * FROM PodcastSermons  WHERE sermonSeries = ". $series); //This where a change needs to happen

    var_dump($result);

        $posts = array();

        while($row = $result->fetch_array()) 
        {    
            $ID=$row['ID'];
            $sermonTitle=$row['sermonTitle'];
            $sermonSpeaker=$row['sermonSpeaker'];
            $sermonSeries=$row['sermonSeries'];
            $sermonDate=$row['sermonDate'];
            $linkToImage=$row['linkToImage'];
            $linkToAudioFile=$row['linkToAudioFile'];

            $posts []= array (
                'ID'=> $ID,
                'sermonTitle'=> $sermonTitle,
                'sermonSpeaker'=> $sermonSpeaker,
                'sermonSeries'=> $sermonSeries,
                'sermonDate'=> $sermonDate,
                'linkToImage'=> $linkToImage,
                'linkToAudioFile'=> $linkToAudioFile
            );
    }

    $response['posts'] = $posts;

    var_dump($posts);

PS I have read about the depreciation in mysql style and that I know have to use mysqli writing. I am running PHP Version 5.2.6-1+lenny16

Answer 1

If the $series is a string you need to put quotes around the variable..

Try…

$result = $mysqli->query("SELECT * FROM PodcastSermons  WHERE sermonSeries = '". $series ."'");

Hope it helps.