move mysql record with changes

[quasiman]

I have two mysql tables, and I'd like to copy the records from one to the other.  The first table has an email address field - "user@domain.com", but when it's being copied I want to shorten it down to just "user".

Any ideas?

[redarrow]

substr($email,0,4);

update new table ok.

[jvrothjr]

That works ok if all user email are only 4 char long

try this have not tested the code but this would be the general layout

[code]
$strcnt = strlen($email);
for ($i=0; $i <= $strcnt; $i++) {
$chkchar = (substr($email,$i,1))
if ($chkchar = "@") {$i = $strcnt;} else {$username = $username + $chkchar;}
}
[/code]

[redarrow]

you dont need all that code do this ok.

$takeaway_email=(eregi_replace("@[a-z0-9\-]+\.[a-z0-9\-\.]+$","",$email));

[quasiman]

Wow, thanks for the responses!

So would something like this work?

[code]$takeaway_email=(eregi_replace("@[a-z0-9\-]+\.[a-z0-9\-\.]+$","",$email));

mysql_query("INSERT INTO table_name2
VALUES (firstname, email,....)
FROM table_name1
VALUES (firstname, $takeaway_email,....)")
or die(mysql_error());
[/code]

[redarrow]

[quote author=redarrow link=topic=99687.msg392831#msg392831 date=1152219488]
select table // to get email address's.

put the new code // the code i provided.


insert to new table // insert new code in a diffrent table.

bobs your uncle new database got all names and no @whoever . coms

good luck.
[/quote]

[quasiman]

Ok....I like that you're making me work for this  ;)

[code]<?php

$dbhost = "localhost";
$dbuser = "mydbusername";
$mydbpass = "mydbpassword";
$dbtable1 = "1sttable";
$dbtable2 = "newtable";


$con = mysql_connect($dbhost,$dbuser,$dbpass);
if (!$con)
  {
  die('Could not connect: ' . mysql_error());
  }

mysql_select_db($mydbase, $con);

//get the email address from the first table
$getmail = 'SELECT to_address FROM $dbtable1';
mysql_query($getmail) or die(mysql_error());

//get the other data that's important
$userdata = 'SELECT userlocation, yahooid,  FROM $dbtable1';
mysql_query($userdata) or die(mysql_error());

//take out the 'domain.com' part of the email address
$takeaway_email=(eregi_replace("@[a-z0-9\-]+\.[a-z0-9\-\.]+$","",$getmail));

//insert the username and other data into the 2nd table
$add_user = 'INSERT INTO $dbtable2 (username, userlocation, yahooid) VALUES('$takeaway_email', 'Portland', 'my_yahooid')';
mysql_query($add_user) or die(mysql_error());


?>[/code]

[redarrow]

make me lol....................

what's wrong know lol.....................

[quasiman]

Well I'm just asking...is that a correct way to do it?  Am I missing anything?

[redarrow]

WHERE id='$id'

if its a website for members ok do this so that users info gets updataed ok.

or it's cool star 10/10


also dont forget this as you dont want sql injection 

if($_POST['submit']) {

code

}

[quasiman]

I'll be using this as an include to the index page, so everytime the index is loaded this file runs with no output to the user that it's happened.

I don't really need to worry about sql injection for that do I?

[redarrow]

no but add

add this above new data entry ok.
$takeaway_email=$_POST['takeaway_email'];
$takeaway_email=stripslashes($takeaway_email);

good luck mate.

[quasiman]

Thanks for all the help!!

[redarrow]

no problam ok

[Barand]

You need to worry about SQL injection if you are writing a value to your database which originates from a user-controlled source. These are $_GET, $_POST and $_COOKIE (GPC) and $_REQUEST (which gets all 3).

In these cases, if magic_quotes are off and not adding slashes automatically then you you need to addslashes().

Use stripslashes() when magic_quotes has added them but you want to display the $_POST['var'] etc on the page.

See http://www.php.net/get_magic_quotes_gpc


BTW, You can accomplish your update with
[code]
INSERT INTO table2 (a, b, email, c)
SELECT a, b, SUBSTRING(email, 1, INSTR(email,'@')-1), c FROM table1[/code]
where a,b,c are your other column names