Ok, so I am building on my first question here https://stackoverflow.com/questions/38102208/php-mysql-how-to-only-echo-links-with-search-bar-post-that-arent-already-echo
trying to only echo only usernames of people whose id is NOT in a mysql table called conversation along with a set id (the person who is signed in).
I echo the people who their id is user_two
in a table conversation REGARDLESS if a search bar is posted here:
//$num = mysqli_query($con, "SELECT * FROM `pm_messages` WHERE user_from=".$account['id']."");
$numCon = mysqli_query($con, "SELECT * FROM `conversation` WHERE user_one=".$account['id']."");
$numrows = mysqli_num_rows($numCon);
while ($u = mysqli_fetch_assoc($numCon)) {
//get other users usernames to echo link
$getUserTwo = mysqli_query($con, "SELECT * FROM `accounts` WHERE id=".$u['user_two']."");
$s = mysqli_fetch_assoc($getUserTwo);
//echo $s['username'];
echo "<a href='message.php?id={$s['id']}'><li><img class = 'dmCircle' src = '../images/chatCircle.png'/>{$s['username']} </li></a>";
}
This works well, meaning only individuals who a conversation has been started with (a row exists for this user and the one signed in conversation table) are echoed in a link.
Problem comes here with the search bar because it echoes all individuals even if a conversation has been started, resulting in duplicates:
(notice the 2 khusteds)
This does not make sense because here I select the row in conversation where user_one is the signed in user and user_two is the second user and only echo a link if the result is FALSE (meaning there's no conversation):
if (isset($_POST['searchbarpm'])) {
//$sess->getUsers();
$dbh = mysqli_connect("localhost","username","password","sqlserver");
$query = $_POST['searchbarpm'];
$q = mysqli_query($dbh, "SELECT * FROM sqlserver.accounts WHERE username LIKE '%".$query."%'");
//display all the results
while($row = mysqli_fetch_assoc($q)) {
$checkConvo = mysql_query("SELECT 'id' FROM sqlserver.conversation WHERE user_one=".$user_id." AND user_two=".$row['id']."");
//only output users they dont have convo going with because theyre already printed!!!
if ($checkConvo==false && $row['id']!= $user_id) {
echo "<a href='message.php?id={$row['id']}'><li><img class = 'dmCircle' src = '../images/noChatCircle.png'/> {$row['username']}</li></a>";
}
}
}
But it looks like the query is always false because again, all users are echoed. Why is this happening? How can I only echo users not in conversation table with the signed in user (user_one)? EDIT:
new code (sorry for screenshot); :
@IanH -
$con = mysqli_connect("localhost","username","password","sqlserver");
//$num = mysqli_query($con, "SELECT * FROM `pm_messages` WHERE user_from=".$account['id']."");
$numCon = mysqli_query($con, "SELECT * FROM `conversation` WHERE user_one=".$account['id']."");
$numrows = mysqli_num_rows($numCon);
while ($u = mysqli_fetch_assoc($numCon))
{
//get other users usernames to echo link
$getUserTwo = mysqli_query($con, "SELECT * FROM `accounts` WHERE id=".$u['user_two']."");
$s = mysqli_fetch_assoc($getUserTwo);
//echo $s['username'];
if(isset($_POST['searchbarpm'])){
//$sess->getUsers();
$dbh = mysqli_connect("localhost","username","password","sqlserver");
$query = $_POST['searchbarpm'];
$q = mysqli_query($dbh, "SELECT * FROM sqlserver.accounts WHERE username LIKE '%".$query."%'");
//display all the results
while($row = mysqli_fetch_assoc($q)){
if($row['id']!= $user_id && $row['id']!=$s['id']) { //only output users they dont have convo going with because theyre already printed!!!
echo "<a href='message.php?id={$row['id']}'><li><img class = 'dmCircle' src = '../images/noChatCircle.png'/> {$row['username']}</li></a>";
}
}
}
else {
echo "<a href='message.php?id={$s['id']}'><li><img class = 'dmCircle' src = '../images/chatCircle.png'/>{$s['username']} </li></a>";
}
}//