WordPress SQL Statements
In this post you will learn about the ways to correctly run SQL statements through WordPress.
Using Arrays
Below you can see an example of how to run SQL statements by using arrays.
function updateFunction_byArrowDesign_usingArrays(){
global $wpdb;
$tblFullName = ‘yourTableName’;
$fieldNameAndValsArray = array(
'YourColumnName1' => ‘Your New Value’,
'YourColumnName2' => ‘Your New Value 2’
);
$idToUpdateAsArray = array(
'AutoNumber' => 4
);
//example, if the column name of your unique id is AutoNumber and the id you wish to update is 4.
$query = $wpdb->update($tblFullName, $fieldNameAndValsArray, $idToUpdate);
if($query){
//do something
}
else{
//do something else
}//end else
}//end function
Using Prepare
You can also use prepare to run SQL statements in WordPress.
function updateFunction_byArrowDesign_usingPrepare(){
$autoID_string = ‘2,3,4’; //used to pass ids which we will use the ‘IN’ operator
//example to concatenate current value and a value you choose
$execut= $wpdb->query( $wpdb->prepare( "UPDATE yourTableName SET yourTableName.yourColName = CONCAT(yourTableName.yourColName, 'valueToAdd'), yourTableName.yourColName2 = 'Some Text' WHERE yourTableName.YourUniqueId_colName IN (" .$autoID_string . ")" ) );
if($execut==true)
{
//do something
}//end if
Else
{
//do something else
}//end else
}//end function
Conclusion
We hope this WordPress SQL Statements was helpful and you now know more about SQL and it helps you with your own WordPress website! You can find more articles here:
Read another SQL post : ‘SQL for WordPress‘
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