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I have a database that's filled with a roster and stats for a football team.

 

The db has columns like this:

 

number

name

position

height

weight

year

city

state

rush_attempts

rush_yards

rush_tds

catches

receive_yards

receive_tds

 

 

I define which jersey number is playing running back like this:

 

<?php
$rb1 = "22";
$rb2 = "25";
?>

 

I need the select to pull all the info for that player like this:

 

<?php
$sql = "SELECT * FROM tablenamehere WHERE number='$rb1'";   	
$rs = mysql_query($sql,$dbc);  
$matches = 0; 
while ($row = mysql_fetch_assoc($rs))  {  $matches++; 
echo "<table><tr><td width='80' class='number'>$row[number]</td>";
echo "<td width='200' ><div class='name'>$row[name]   </div>  <div class='height'>  $row[height] - $row[weight] - $row[year] <br /> $row[city], $row[state] </div>";  
echo "</td></tr>";  }  
if (! $matches) { 
echo ("<table><tr><td width='80'></td><td width='200' >"); }  
echo "</table>";  
?></td>

 

I'd like to combine all the selects into one GIANT select statement with aliases.  Do I need to create an alias for EVERY position on the team AND for EVERY column in the db, or can that be simplified at all?

 

Let me know if you need any more info.

Can you explain what your desired result will look like on the page.  In your position column, what do you insert here? Is it a varchar or an int column?  I noticed there is no team column, did you just forget to put that in there?

http://brian-schultz.com/football/bsuo.php

 

That's what it will look like on the page.  I threw this together last football season, and want to do it right this season.  I had a db query and select for EVERY player on that page.  I know that's not even close to doing it the right way...!

 

I want two tables...one for "my" team...and one for the opponent.  The rosters and stats get imported into the db from a csv excel spreadsheet, and since I only need the opponent once per season, I empty that table and insert the new info for the team that we play that week.

 

All columns are varchar except for the stats columns, which are int.  The position field is what position on the team they play...used for another application...not this one.

Hi

 

I have no idea about American football so will probably miss some things.

 

I presume that is the details for a team for a particular game. I also presume that players do not move positions (well, will make that assumption for ease for now).

 

I guess what you want is to pick a game and team and output the stats as shown in your example.

 

As such I think you need several tables

 

Table of games (GamesTab)

GameId

GameDate

 

Table of teams / Game (GamesTeamTab)

GtId

GameId

TeamId

Etc

 

Table of teams (TeamsTab)

TeamId

TeamName

 

Table of players (PlayersTab)

PlayerId

PlayerName

 

Basic table of positions, along with data specifying where that position is displayed on screen (PositionsTab)

PositionId

PositionName

DisplayOrder

 

Table of players for a team for a game (ie, linking the above 4 tables) (GameDetTab)

Id

GameId

TeamId

PlayerId

PlayerPositionId

 

Put that all together and get something like:-

 

SELECT GameDate, TeamName, PlayerName, TeamId, PositionName

FROM GamesTab a

JOIN GamesTeamTab b ON a.GameId = b.GameId

JOIN TeamsTab c ON b.TeamId = c.TeamId

JOIN GameDetTab d ON a.GameId = d.GameId AND c.TeamId = d.TeamId

JOIN PlayersTab e ON d.PlayerId = e.PlayerId

JOIN PositionsTab f ON d.PlayerPositionId = f.PositionId

WHERE a.GameId = $SomeSelectedGame

ORDER BY b.TeamId, f.PositionOrder

 

That should give you all the teams, and each player in those teams for a match, with first one team and then the other. Players with a team will be ordered by their poisition (ie, some order you define connected to their position).

 

Hope that gives you some ideas.

 

All the best

 

Keith

I REALLY don't want multiple tables.  I copy and paste the info from the website of the school we play...and then insert that into excel...and then into the db.  Easy to copy and paste...not so easy to copy and paste into 5 tables.

 

Here's what I've tried (for one player) for a multiple select query...and it returns this error and no results...

 

Warning: mysql_fetch_assoc(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource in /test.php on line 33

no matches

 

This is line 33

 

while ($row = mysql_fetch_assoc($rs))  {  $matches++;

 

Here's the code

 

<?php

$lt1 = "68";
$lt2 = "77";


$dbc = mysql_pconnect('xxx','xxx','xxx');  
mysql_select_db('fb',$dbc);  

$sql = "select *, 
(select number WHERE number = $lt1) as lt_number,
(select name WHERE number = $lt1) as lt_name,
(select pos WHERE number = $lt1) as lt_pos,
(select height WHERE number = $lt1) as lt_height,
(select weight WHERE number = $lt1) as lt_weight,
(select year WHERE number = $lt1) as lt_year,
(select city WHERE number = $lt1) as lt_city,
(select state WHERE number = $lt1) as lt_state

from bsu";


$rs = mysql_query($sql,$dbc);  
$matches = 0; 
while ($row = mysql_fetch_assoc($rs))  {  $matches++; 

echo "$row[lt_number]<br />$row[lt_name]<br />$row[lt_name]<br />$row[lt_height]<br />$row[lt_weight]<br />$row[lt_year]<br />$row[lt_city]<br />$row[lt_state]";
}
if (! $matches) { 
echo ("no matches"); 
} 
?>

Hi

 

Cleaning that up a tad:-

 

<?php

$lt = array("68","77");

$dbc = mysql_pconnect('xxx','xxx','xxx');  
mysql_select_db('fb',$dbc);  

$sql = "select number as lt_number, name as lt_name, pos as lt_pos, height as lt_height, weight as lt_weight, year as lt_year, city as lt_city, state as lt_state WHERE number IN ('".implode("','",$lt)."') FROM bsu ORDER BY number, pos";

$rs = mysql_query($sql,$dbc); 
if (mysql_num_rows($rs) > 0)
{ 
while ($row = mysql_fetch_assoc($rs))  
{  
	echo "$row[lt_number]<br />$row[lt_name]<br />$row[lt_name]<br />$row[lt_height]<br />$row[lt_weight]<br />$row[lt_year]<br />$row[lt_city]<br />$row[lt_state]";
}
}
else
{ 
echo ("no matches"); 
} 
?>

 

All the best

 

Keith

Fatal error: You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'WHERE number IN ('68','77') FROM bsu ORDER BY number, pos' at line 1 in /football/test.php on line 18

This work for one player...but I can't get it to work for the second player...

 

<?php

$lt1 = "68";
$lt2 = "77";

$dbc = mysql_pconnect('xxx','xxx','xxx');  
mysql_select_db('fb',$dbc);  

$sql = "(select number as lt_number1, name as lt_name1, pos as lt_pos1, height as lt_height1, weight as lt_weight1, year as lt_year1, city as lt_city1, state as lt_state1 from bsu WHERE number = $lt1)";


$rs = mysql_query($sql,$dbc);  
$matches = 0; 
while ($row = mysql_fetch_assoc($rs))  {  $matches++; 

echo "$row[lt_number1]<br />$row[lt_name1]<br />$row[lt_pos1]<br />$row[lt_height1]<br />$row[lt_weight1]<br />$row[lt_year1]<br />$row[lt_city1]<br />$row[lt_state1]";}
if (! $matches) { 
echo ("no matches"); 
} 
?>

 

I tried this for the second player...and I got the same error I did in reply #5 above.

 

$sql = "(select number as lt_number1, name as lt_name1, pos as lt_pos1, height as lt_height1, weight as lt_weight1, year as lt_year1, city as lt_city1, state as lt_state1 from bsu WHERE number = $lt1), 
(select number as lt_number2, name as lt_name2, pos as lt_pos2, height as lt_height2, weight as lt_weight2, year as lt_year2, city as lt_city2, state as lt_state2 from bsu WHERE number = $lt2)
";

Hi

 

Another typo on my part:-

 

$sql = "select number as lt_number, name as lt_name, pos as lt_pos, height as lt_height, weight as lt_weight, year as lt_year, city as lt_city, state as lt_state WHERE number IN ('".implode("','",$lt)."') FROM bsu ORDER BY number, pos";

 

should be

 

$sql = "select number as lt_number, name as lt_name, pos as lt_pos, height as lt_height, weight as lt_weight, year as lt_year, city as lt_city, state as lt_state FROM bsu WHERE number IN ('".implode("','",$lt)."') ORDER BY number, pos";

 

All the best

 

Keith

I still can't add a second position, though...

 

<?php
$sql = "
(select number as lt_number, name as lt_name, pos as lt_pos, height as lt_height, weight as lt_weight, 
year as lt_year, city as lt_city, state as lt_state FROM bsu WHERE number IN ('".implode("','",$lt)."')),  

(select number as rt_number, name as rt_name, pos as rt_pos, height as rt_height, weight as rt_weight, 
year as rt_year, city as rt_city, state as rt_state FROM bsu WHERE number IN ('".implode("','",$rt)."'))

";

?>

Hi

 

Not sure there is an easy way to do that, and to me it just appears to be a way to make the php more difficult. The queries above bring back each player as a seperate line.

 

Simplest way I can think of:-

 

<?php
$sql = "
SELECT *
FROM (select number as lt_number, name as lt_name, pos as lt_pos, height as lt_height, weight as lt_weight, 
year as lt_year, city as lt_city, state as lt_state FROM bsu WHERE number IN ('$lt')),  
(select number as rt_number, name as rt_name, pos as rt_pos, height as rt_height, weight as rt_weight, 
year as rt_year, city as rt_city, state as rt_state FROM bsu WHERE number IN ('$rt'))";

?>

 

Note this will give really screwey results if  there are multiple records for $lt or $rt.

 

All the best

 

Keith

I've never seen this error...

 

Fatal error: Every derived table must have its own alias in /football/test.php on line 26

 

This is line 26

 

$rs = mysql_query($sql,$dbc) or trigger_error(mysql_error(), E_USER_ERROR);

 

All code...

<?php

$lt = array("68","77");
$rt = array("65","67");

$dbc = mysql_pconnect('xxx','xxx','xxx');  
mysql_select_db('fb',$dbc);  

$sql = "
SELECT *
FROM (select number as lt_number, name as lt_name, pos as lt_pos, height as lt_height, weight as lt_weight, 
year as lt_year, city as lt_city, state as lt_state FROM bsu WHERE number IN ('$lt')),  
(select number as rt_number, name as rt_name, pos as rt_pos, height as rt_height, weight as rt_weight, 
year as rt_year, city as rt_city, state as rt_state FROM bsu WHERE number IN ('$rt'))";



$rs = mysql_query($sql,$dbc) or trigger_error(mysql_error(), E_USER_ERROR); 
if (mysql_num_rows($rs) > 0)
{ 
while ($row = mysql_fetch_assoc($rs))  
{  
echo "Left Tackle<br />$row[lt_number]<br />$row[lt_name]<br />$row[lt_pos]<br />$row[lt_height]<br />$row[lt_weight]<br />$row[lt_year]<br />$row[lt_city]<br />$row[lt_state]<br /><br />";

echo "Right Tackle<br />$row[rt_number]<br />$row[rt_name]<br />$row[rt_pos]<br />$row[rt_height]<br />$row[rt_weight]<br />$row[rt_year]<br />$row[rt_city]<br />$row[rt_state]<br /><br />";
}
}
else
{ 
echo ("no matches"); 
} 
?>

Hi

 

Derived tables need an alias:-

 

<?php

$lt = array("68","77");
$rt = array("65","67");

$dbc = mysql_pconnect('xxx','xxx','xxx');  
mysql_select_db('fb',$dbc);  

$sql = "
SELECT *
FROM (select number as lt_number, name as lt_name, pos as lt_pos, height as lt_height, weight as lt_weight, 
year as lt_year, city as lt_city, state as lt_state FROM bsu WHERE number IN ('$lt')) Deriv1,  
(select number as rt_number, name as rt_name, pos as rt_pos, height as rt_height, weight as rt_weight, 
year as rt_year, city as rt_city, state as rt_state FROM bsu WHERE number IN ('$rt')) Deriv2";



$rs = mysql_query($sql,$dbc) or trigger_error(mysql_error(), E_USER_ERROR); 
if (mysql_num_rows($rs) > 0)
{ 
while ($row = mysql_fetch_assoc($rs))  
{  
echo "Left Tackle<br />$row[lt_number]<br />$row[lt_name]<br />$row[lt_pos]<br />$row[lt_height]<br />$row[lt_weight]<br />$row[lt_year]<br />$row[lt_city]<br />$row[lt_state]<br /><br />";

echo "Right Tackle<br />$row[rt_number]<br />$row[rt_name]<br />$row[rt_pos]<br />$row[rt_height]<br />$row[rt_weight]<br />$row[rt_year]<br />$row[rt_city]<br />$row[rt_state]<br /><br />";
}
}
else
{ 
echo ("no matches"); 
} 
?>

 

All the best

 

Keith

No errors...but I get NO MATCHES printed to the screen.

 

This page gets accessed once a week...so server load isn't an issue.  Should I just quit trying to do this the "right way", and go back to the way I threw together last year and have this:

 

<?php  
$dbc = mysql_pconnect('xxx','xxx','xxx');  
mysql_select_db('fb',$dbc);  
$sql = "SELECT * FROM bsu WHERE number='$lt1'";   	
$rs = mysql_query($sql,$dbc);  
$matches = 0; 
while ($row = mysql_fetch_assoc($rs))  {  $matches++; 
echo "<table><tr><td width='80' class='number'>$row[number]</td>";
echo "<td width='200' ><div class='name'>$row[name]   </div>  <div class='height'>  $row[height] - $row[weight] - $row[year] <br /> $row[city], $row[state] </div>";  
echo "</td></tr>";  }  
if (! $matches) { 
echo ("<table><tr><td width='80'></td><td width='200' >"); }  
echo "</table>";  
?>

 

in the script 33 times?

I need a second alias for another position on the team.  That way, I can echo the player out in an html table where they will be playing (might be a starting player today...and a third stringer next week...at a different position).

This is working for multiple players...back to my original question...can this be done easier?

 

<?php
$sql = " SELECT * FROM 
(select number as lt1_number FROM bsu WHERE number = $lt1) as lt1_1, 
(select name as lt1_name FROM bsu WHERE number = $lt1) as lt1_2,
(select pos as lt1_pos FROM bsu WHERE number = $lt1) as lt1_3,
(select height as lt1_height FROM bsu WHERE number = $lt1) as lt1_4,
(select weight as lt1_weight FROM bsu WHERE number = $lt1) as lt1_5,
(select year as lt1_year FROM bsu WHERE number = $lt1) as lt1_6,
(select city as lt1_city FROM bsu WHERE number = $lt1) as lt1_7,
(select state as lt1_state FROM bsu WHERE number = $lt1) as lt1_8,

(select number as lt2_number FROM bsu WHERE number = $lt2) as lt2_1, 
(select name as lt2_name FROM bsu WHERE number = $lt2) as lt2_2,
(select pos as lt2_pos FROM bsu WHERE number = $lt2) as lt2_3,
(select height as lt2_height FROM bsu WHERE number = $lt2) as lt2_4,
(select weight as lt2_weight FROM bsu WHERE number = $lt2) as lt2_5,
(select year as lt2_year FROM bsu WHERE number = $lt2) as lt2_6,
(select city as lt2_city FROM bsu WHERE number = $lt2) as lt2_7,
(select state as lt2_state FROM bsu WHERE number = $lt2) as lt2_8

";
?>

I need a second alias for another position on the team.  That way, I can echo the player out in an html table where they will be playing (might be a starting player today...and a third stringer next week...at a different position).

 

Hi

 

You method while it works is likely to be hideously inefficient, doing 8 selects for one row.

 

With the attempt to cover a player moving positions, with keeping it how it is you appear to only cover one change of position (one reason for my early suggestion of multiple tables).

 

Suspect the issue with no matches might be due to having one half of the select not being found.

 

All the best

 

Keith

Guys...thanks for the the input and help. 

 

This is working...

 

<?php
$sql = " SELECT * FROM 
(select number as lt1_number, name as lt1_name, pos as lt1_pos, height as lt1_height, weight as lt1_weight, year as lt1_year, city as lt1_city, state as lt1_state FROM bsu WHERE number = $lt1) as lt1, 
(select number as lt2_number, name as lt2_name, pos as lt2_pos, height as lt2_height, weight as lt2_weight, year as lt2_year, city as lt2_city, state as lt2_state FROM bsu WHERE number = $lt2) as lt2

";
?>

 

As soon as I put the players in an array, and add a second position, it fails...so I'm just going to stick with my original method for this.  Thanks again, though!

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