Re: for loop problem?

I just ran your code as you pasted earlier, and set up a mysql database with the table defined below ... and it inserted 223,110 passcodes into the table. PHP 4.0.99-3 (Identifies itself as 4.1.0RC1) MySQL 3.23.43-3 ~Chris /"\ \ / September 11, 2001 X We Are All New Yorkers / \ rm -rf /bin/laden On Mon, 12 Nov 2001, Tyler Longren wrote: > Hi John, > > MySQL Version: MySQL 3.23.44-nt > > SQL: > CREATE TABLE passcodes ( > id int(11) NOT NULL auto_increment, > passcode varchar(255) NOT NULL default '', > PRIMARY KEY (id), > KEY id (id,passcode) > ) TYPE=MyISAM; > > I'm beginning to think it's a MySQL problem also because this PHP SHOULD > work. > > Tyler > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Steele" <overlord@visionww.com> > To: "PHP General List" <php-general@lists.php.net> > Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 3:33 PM > Subject: Re: [PHP] for loop problem? > > > > Hi Tyler, > > > > This doesn't sound like a problem with PHP, but MySQL. Can you show > your CREATE TABLE and MySQL version? > > > > John > > > > >Hi Martin, > > > > > >I just got done doing that, and i got the same thing! :-( > > > > > >Here's something interesting though. There's an id field that's set to > > >AUTO_INCREMENT. I did a "SELECT * FROM passcodes WHERE > passcode='P1000000'" > > >This gave me this: > > > > > >id | passcode > > >----------------------- > > >1 | P1000000 > > >82145 | P1000000 > > >209398 | P1000000 > > > > > >Shouldn't the ID's be further apart than that? Know what I'm saying? > > > > > >Tyler > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > >From: "Martin Towell" <martin.towell@world.net> > > >To: "'Tyler Longren'" <tyler@captainjack.com>; "Jack > > >Dempsey" > > ><dempsejn@georgetown.edu> > > >Cc: "PHP-General" <php-general@lists.php.net> > > >Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 10:45 PM > > >Subject: RE: [PHP] for loop problem? > > > > > > > > >> How about changing the logic lightly? try this: > > >> > > >> $value1 = 0; > > >> $value2 = 223109; > > >> for($i=$value1; $i<=$value2; $i++) { > > >> $tmp = sprintf("1%06d\n", $i); > > >> mysql_query("INSERT INTO passcodes (passcode) VALUES > > >> ('P$tmp')"); > > >> > > >> basically taking away 1,000,000 from the numbers then adding it back on > > >> later > > >> > > >> Martin T > > >> > > >> -----Original Message----- > > >> From: Tyler Longren [mailto:tyler@captainjack.com] > > >> Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 3:38 PM > > >> To: Jack Dempsey > > >> Cc: PHP-General > > >> Subject: Re: [PHP] for loop problem? > > >> > > >> > > >> I've ran it a few times without the MySQL code in there. Runs just > fine > > >> that way for me too. After it's run a few times for me (with the MySQL > > >> code), I start getting duplicate entries of codes in there. For > example, > > >> I'll end up with a few 'P1000000' entries in the > > >> 'passcodes' field. > > >> > > >> Oh well, here I come perl! > > >> > > >> Thanks, > > >> Tyler > > >> > > >> ----- Original Message ----- > > >> From: "Jack Dempsey" <dempsejn@georgetown.edu> > > >> To: "Tyler Longren" <tyler@captainjack.com>; > <php-general@lists.php.net> > > >> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 10:43 PM > > >> Subject: RE: [PHP] for loop problem? > > >> > > >> > > >> > ran it (without mysql queries) and worked fine....real strange..... > > >> > have you tried the loop without the mysql queries? > > >> > > > >> > -----Original Message----- > > >> > From: Tyler Longren [mailto:tyler@captainjack.com] > > >> > Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 11:28 PM > > >> > To: Jack Dempsey; php-general@lists.php.net > > >> > Subject: Re: [PHP] for loop problem? > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > Exact code: > > >> > <? > > >> > $connection = > > >> > mysql_connect("host_here","user_here","pass_here"); > > >> > $db = mysql_select_db("db_here", $connection); > > >> > $value1 = 1000000; > > >> > $value2 = 1223109; > > >> > for($i=$value1; $i<=$value2; $i++) { > > >> > mysql_query("INSERT INTO passcodes (passcode) VALUES > > >> > ('P$i')"); > > >> > if (mysql_error() != "") { > > >> > print "<font face=Arial > > >> > size=2>".mysql_error()."</font>"; > > >> > exit; > > >> > } > > >> > } > > >> > mysql_close($connection); > > >> > ?> > > >> > > > >> > Tyler > > >> > > > >> > ----- Original Message ----- > > >> > From: "Jack Dempsey" <dempsejn@georgetown.edu> > > >> > To: <php-general@lists.php.net> > > >> > Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 10:34 PM > > >> > Subject: RE: [PHP] for loop problem? > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > paste the complete code in and myself and others can run your exact > > >copy > > >> > > > > >> > > -----Original Message----- > > >> > > From: Tyler Longren [mailto:tyler@captainjack.com] > > >> > > Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 11:22 PM > > >> > > To: Martin Towell; php-general@lists.php.net > > >> > > Subject: Re: [PHP] for loop problem? > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > I removed all of the quotes that could be affecting it. Still, it > > >loops > > >> > > until I stop it. I let it go all the way up to 350,000 or so. Any > > >> other > > >> > > ideas anyone? > > >> > > > > >> > > Thank you! > > >> > > Tyler > > >> > > > > >> > > ----- Original Message ----- > > >> > > From: "Martin Towell" <martin.towell@world.net> > > >> > > To: <php-general@lists.php.net> > > >> > > Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 10:06 PM > > >> > > Subject: RE: [PHP] for loop problem? > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > hmmm... I just tried : > > >> > > > > > >> > > > $value1 = 1000000; > > >> > > > $value2 = 1223109; > > >> > > > for($i = $value1; $i <= $value2; $i++) > > >> > > > { > > >> > > > echo "$i\n"; > > >> > > > } > > >> > > > > > >> > > > and it spat out all 223109 numbers (albiet after a VERY long > time) > > >> > > > can't see how adding mysql code would affect the loop... > > >> > > > > > >> > > > Martin T > > >> > > > > > >> > > > -----Original Message----- > > >> > > > From: Tyler Longren [mailto:tyler@captainjack.com] > > >> > > > Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 2:53 PM > > >> > > > To: Evan Nemerson; php-general@lists.php.net > > >> > > > Subject: Re: [PHP] for loop problem? > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > To everyone that said it had something to do with the quotes: > > >> > > > that has nothing to do with it. > > >> > > > > > >> > > > When I first wrote this, It didn't have all the quotes. It > > >> > > > did > the > > >> same > > >> > > > thing. Then, I thought I may need some quotes somewhere, but > that > > >> > > obviously > > >> > > > didn't help. Any other suggestions? If I HAVE to, I'll > > >> > > > do this > in > > >> > PERL, > > >> > > > but would much rather do it in PHP. > > >> > > > > > >> > > > Thanks everyone, > > >> > > > Tyler > > >> > > > > > >> > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > >> > > > From: "Evan Nemerson" <evan@coeus-group.com> > > >> > > > To: "Tyler Longren" <tyler@captainjack.com>; > > >> <php-general@lists.php.net> > > >> > > > Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 9:41 PM > > >> > > > Subject: Re: [PHP] for loop problem? > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > My word why all the quotes? > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > <? > > >> > > > > $connection = > > >> > > > > mysql_connect("blah","blah","blah"); > > >> > > > > $db = mysql_select_db("db_to_use", $connection); > > >> > > > > $value1 = 1000000; > > >> > > > > $value2 = 1223109; > > >> > > > > for($i=$value1; $i<=$value2; $i++) { > > >> > > > > mysql_query("INSERT INTO passcodes (passcode) VALUES > ('P$i')"); > > >> > > > > if (mysql_error() != "") { > > >> > > > > print "<font face=Arial > > >> > > > > size=2>".mysql_error()."</font>"; > > >> > > > > exit; > > >> > > > > } > > >> > > > > } > > >> > > > > mysql_close($connection); > > >> > > > > ?> > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > That should give you some better results. > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > On Monday 12 November 2001 07:32 pm, you wrote: > > >> > > > > > Hello everyone, > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > I have a pretty big list of codes that need to be put > > >> > > > > > into a > > >mysql > > >> > db. > > >> > > > The > > >> > > > > > numbers range from 1000000 to 1223109. Here's the > > >> > > > > > PHP I > wrote > > >to > > >> > put > > >> > > > these > > >> > > > > > codes into a database: > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > <? > > >> > > > > > $connection = > > >> > > > > > mysql_connect("blah","blah","blah"); > > >> > > > > > $db = mysql_select_db("db_to_use", > > >> > > > > > $connection); > > >> > > > > > $value1 = "1000000"; > > >> > > > > > $value2 = "1223109"; > > >> > > > > > for($i="$value1"; $i<="$value2"; > > >> > > > > > $i++) { > > >> > > > > > mysql_query("INSERT INTO passcodes (passcode) > > >> > > > > > VALUES > ('P$i')"); > > >> > > > > > if (mysql_error() != "") { > > >> > > > > > print "<font face=Arial > > >> > > > > > size=2>".mysql_error()."</font>"; > > >> > > > > > exit; > > >> > > > > > } > > >> > > > > > } > > >> > > > > > mysql_close($connection); > > >> > > > > > ?> > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > Everytime I run this from a browser, it just keeps > > >> > > > > > looping. > It > > >> > should > > >> > > > put > > >> > > > > > about 223109 entries into the "passcodes" > > >> > > > > > table. However, it > > >just > > >> > > keeps > > >> > > > > > looping. I'll end up with 400,000 or so entries > > >> > > > > > before I > stop > > >it. > > >> > I > > >> > > > make > > >> > > > > > sure I empty that table before I start running it again. > > >> > > > > > Why > is > > >> > this > > >> > > > > > happening? > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > Thanks everyone, > > >> > > > > > Tyler > > > > -- > > /* SteeleSoft Consulting John Steele - Systems Analyst/Programmer > > * We also walk dogs... 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