The plugin now works as I would like, with a little alteration. Instead of setting submitter_id to a random value, it is now set to the logged in user’s id. This will allow displaying other users’ answers. The + indicates new lines of code in the output_quiz.php file: function wpss_getQuiz($quiz_id){ global $wpdb; + global $current_user; … Read more
I don’t see anything wrong with the code as far as $first_name is concerned. My guess is that your actual DB column name is spelled incorrectly in the schema, or is otherwise improperly set up (maybe it’s the wrong type, length, etc.). This doesn’t answer your question, but I do have a tip: when a … Read more
Validate input values and sanitize outputting data. Take a read good article about Data Sanitization and Validation With WordPress, it will make you understanding these principles better.
Never used SequelPro but in phpMyAdmin sometimes when I create the database I forget to select localhost from the drop down selection. If you just type it into the text field it doesn’t work, you have to select localhost from the dropdown. Ever used XAMPP? I highly recommend it, it’s an all in one package.
i would go with custom post types with custom fields for each type. This will allow you or your client a super simple way to add, edit, delete, etc fields of each phone or the phone in general from your WP install. If you don’t feel like programming it, i have used a couple plugins … Read more
You can use something like this global $wpdb; $blogs = $wpdb->get_results( $wpdb->prepare( “SELECT blog_id, domain, path FROM wp_blogs ORDER BY blog_id” ) ); Iterate through $blogs to get what you need. There is a function get_blog_list(), but it’s been deprecated, so you probably shouldn’t use it.
Yes, while convenient, let’s rule out the variable of using the $_SERVER[‘HTTP_HOST’] trick and put in the absolute URLs. Here are some handy snippets I use when moving a site (you may want to use these to make sure everything is the same on your install): UPDATE wp_posts SET guid = replace(guid, ‘http://www.olddomain.com’,’http://www.newdomain.com’); UPDATE wp_posts … Read more
Instead of getting stuff from the database, access the site via its feed. http://example.com/?p=POST-ID&feed=rss2 will give you information about the post, including the permalink (in the <link> tag).
The requirements you’ve specified don’t indicate any need for a custom post table. Just register a custom post type using register_post_type(), and then manipulate its entries using the standard WordPress API. Example from the codex, registering a ‘book’ custom post type with a label of “Books”: function my_init() { $args = array( ‘public’ => true, … Read more
99.99% chance that you configure wordpress with wrong database details. make sure you are using correct database details in wp-config.php file /** The name of the database for WordPress */ define(‘DB_NAME’, ‘database_name_here’); /** MySQL database username */ define(‘DB_USER’, ‘username_here’); /** MySQL database password */ define(‘DB_PASSWORD’, ‘password_here’); /** MySQL hostname */ define(‘DB_HOST’, ‘localhost’); some possibilities are … Read more