Posts categorized “SQL”.

MySQL Multiple Primary Key Columns In A Table

Some database management tools refuse to admit you can add multiple primary key columns to one table, so you might have to do it with direct sql syntax ( deep intake of breath ).

Multiple primary keys make ‘ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE column = column + 100′ type queries a shed load more flexible.

Anyway, on with the code:

ALTER TABLE tablename ADD PRIMARY KEY (column_one, column_two)

And there you have it. Robert’s your fathers brother.

Return Number Of Rows With PHP From SQL Database

Occasionally working with SQL databases (not my beloved MySQL) I always struggled getting the number of rows in a consistant manner.

Until now…

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