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XQTO Table Manager

XQTO Table Manager - A PHP open source web based table manager

Quick Easy Installation

XQTO Table Manager 3.2

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Table Manager Screen Shot

INSTALLATION

1. Unzip the script files and put them all in a web directory.
2. Start with the tm_customer.php file and change the configuration variables in the top of the page. You need to provide details of the table name, fields, data types and field relationships for the table you want to manage. For a detailed explanation of the configuration please read below. Use the tm_customer.php file as an example of how to use the script.

WHAT IT DOES

  • Add/Edit/Delete records in a database table
  • Quick simple configuration and installation
  • The ability to deal with different types of fields including dates, tree relationships, many to many relationships
  • Some support for image fields
  • Neutral colors mean it can be added to any website without clashing.

CONFIGURATION DETAIL

The configuration can be very simple. Most of the configuration is self explanatory but the most important thing to understand is that the $FIELDS array contains one value for each field in the table, and each value is itself an array of properties for that field. i.e. below is the $FIELD value for a field called company_name in a table. It has a type of input. Other types have slightly different configuration options as detailed below.

$FIELDS['company_name']['description'] = 'Company Name';
$FIELDS['company_name']['listdisplay'] = 1;
$FIELDS['company_name']['editdisplay'] = 1;
$FIELDS['company_name']['editable'] = 1;
$FIELDS['company_name']['type'] = 'input';
$FIELDS['company_name']['length'] = 60;
$FIELDS['company_name']['required'] = 0;
$FIELDS['company_name']['explanation'] = '';

A $FIELD value as shown above must exist for each field in the table. Any fields which are not mentioned in the configuration will be ignored by the table manager.

CONFIGURATION OPTIONS FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF FIELD

The script currently specifies the following field types

  • input
  • text
  • arraylist
  • tablelist
  • date
  • manytomany
  • directoryimage
  • tree

INPUT FIELD

Most likely to be used for any any short string such as a Varchar or Char. Could also be used for Int types.

$FIELDS['company_name']['description'] = 'Company Name';
$FIELDS['company_name']['listdisplay'] = 1;
$FIELDS['company_name']['editdisplay'] = 1;
$FIELDS['company_name']['editable'] = 1;
$FIELDS['company_name']['type'] = 'input';
$FIELDS['company_name']['length'] = 60;
$FIELDS['company_name']['required'] = 0;
$FIELDS['company_name']['explanation'] = '';
$FIELDS['company_name']['unique'] = 1;

Explanation of field properties:

description this will appear on the editing and adding forms next to the left of the field
listdisplay if set to 1 this field will appear as a column in the main listing for the table records
editdisplay if set to 1 this field will appear on the edit and add forms
editable if set to 1 this field will be editable on the edit and add forms. if set to 0 it may only appear there as plain text
type what type of field is this. it can be one of input, text, arraylist, tablelist, date, manytomany, directoryimage, tree
length the maximum number of characters that can be entered in. it will also influence how long the input field is
required if set to 1 this field must be filled in when editing or adding
explanation an explanation that will appear next to the field on the editing and adding forms
unique if set to 1 a check will be made to make sure this field is unique in the table. can be used for username or email fields
listdisplaysize text is limited to the length set when displayed in the record list

TEXT FIELD

Most likely to be used for any any long string such as a Mysql Text type. An HTML <textarea> field will be used.

$FIELDS['description']['description'] = 'Description';
$FIELDS['description']['listdisplay'] = 0;
$FIELDS['description']['editdisplay'] = 1;
$FIELDS['description']['editable'] = 1;
$FIELDS['description']['type'] = 'text';
$FIELDS['description']['required'] = 0;
$FIELDS['description']['explanation'] = '';

ARRAY LIST FIELD

Used for fields where you need a <select> list but the options are not stored in a database. Instead you can specifiy them in an array as below.

$FIELDS['status']['description'] = 'Status';
$FIELDS['status']['listdisplay'] = 0;
$FIELDS['status']['editdisplay'] = 1;
$FIELDS['status']['editable'] = 1;
$FIELDS['status']['type'] = 'arraylist';
$FIELDS['status']['required'] = 0;
$FIELDS['status']['explanation'] = '';
$FIELDS['status']['list'] = array('1' => 'Active', '0' => 'Disabled');

TABLE LIST FIELD

Used for fields where you need a <select> list and the options are stored in a database table.

$FIELDS['product_type_id']['description'] = 'Product Type';
$FIELDS['product_type_id']['listdisplay'] = 1;
$FIELDS['product_type_id']['editdisplay'] = 1;
$FIELDS['product_type_id']['editable'] = 1;
$FIELDS['product_type_id']['type'] = 'tablelist';
$FIELDS['product_type_id']['required'] = 1;
$FIELDS['product_type_id']['explanation'] = '';
$FIELDS['product_type_id']['listtable'] = 'product_type';
$FIELDS['product_type_id']['listkeyfield'] = 'product_id';
$FIELDS['product_type_id']['listdescfield'] = 'product_name';

listtable an associated table which contains the options to be included in the list
listkeyfield the primary key for the associated table
listdescfield the field in the associated table which contains the descriptive name of the item

DATE FIELD

Could be used for Date or Datetime types, however be warned that Datetimes are not fully supported and the time component is likely to be reset to 00:00:00

$FIELDS['registration_date']['description'] = 'Registration Date';
$FIELDS['registration_date']['listdisplay'] = 0;
$FIELDS['registration_date']['editdisplay'] = 1;
$FIELDS['registration_date']['editable'] = 1;
$FIELDS['registration_date']['type'] = 'date';
$FIELDS['registration_date']['required'] = 0;
$FIELDS['registration_date']['explanation'] = '';

MANY TO MANY FIELD

Used for many to many relationships. Currently this will display the options as a series of checkboxes.

$FIELDS['locations']['description'] = 'Locations Available';
$FIELDS['locations']['listdisplay'] = 0;
$FIELDS['locations']['editdisplay'] = 1;
$FIELDS['locations']['editable'] = 1;
$FIELDS['locations']['type'] = 'manytomany';
$FIELDS['locations']['required'] = 0;
$FIELDS['locations']['explanation'] = '';
$FIELDS['locations']['optiontable'] = 'myoptions';
$FIELDS['locations']['optiondescfield'] = 'my_option';
$FIELDS['locations']['optionkeyfield'] = 'option_id';
$FIELDS['locations']['bridgetable'] = 'option_bridge';
$FIELDS['locations']['bridgekey'] = 'role_id';
$FIELDS['locations']['bridgeoptionkey'] = 'option_id';
$FIELDS['locations']['columns'] = 3;

optiontable an associated table which contains the options to be included in the list
optiondescfield the field in the options table which contains the descriptive name of the item
optionkeyfield the primary key for the option table
bridgetable a table which links the options table above to the record in question
bridgekey the key field in the bridge table which refers to the record in question
bridgeoptionkey the key field in the bridge table which refers to the options record
columns the number of columns to display the checkboxes in

DIRECTORY IMAGE FIELD

An image or set of images which can be associated with the record. No reference to the images is stored in the database table. The images are named with the primary key of the record. This field type requires imagemagick to be installed.

$FIELDS['image1']['description'] = 'Image';
$FIELDS['image1']['listdisplay'] = 0;
$FIELDS['image1']['editdisplay'] = 1;
$FIELDS['image1']['editable'] = 1;
$FIELDS['image1']['type'] = 'directoryimage';
$FIELDS['image1']['required'] = 0;
$FIELDS['image1']['explanation'] = '';
$FIELDS['image1']['imagesizes'] = array('150x150','300x300');
$FIELDS['image1']['imagedirectory'] = 'images';
$FIELDS['image1']['maxuploadsize'] = 1000000;

imagesizes a list of sizes, one image will be created for each size. in addition a thumbnail will be created which will be displayed on the edit and add forms
imagedirectory the directory in which the images will be displayed. the directory must be writable
maxuploadsize specify a maximum size for the image being uploaded

TREE FIELD

A recursive tree field that can be used for anything that is a tree structure i.e. categories, locations.

$FIELDS['category_id']['description'] = 'Category';
$FIELDS['category_id']['listdisplay'] = 0;
$FIELDS['category_id']['editdisplay'] = 1;
$FIELDS['category_id']['editable'] = 1;
$FIELDS['category_id']['type'] = 'tree';
$FIELDS['category_id']['required'] = 0;
$FIELDS['category_id']['explanation'] = '';
$FIELDS['category_id']['treetable'] = 'category';
$FIELDS['category_id']['idfield'] = 'category_id';
$FIELDS['category_id']['parentidfield'] = 'parent_category_id';
$FIELDS['category_id']['namefield'] = 'category_name';
$FIELDS['category_id']['idofroot'] = '1';

treetable the associated table which contains the records with a tree structure
idfield the primary key of the associated table
parentidfield the field which contains the parent key for the associated table
namefield the field which contains a descriptive name for the item in the associated table
idofroot the primary key of the root record in the associated table

 

HELP and BUGS
If you find any bugs or you need some help please post your query in the forum

LICENSE
This program is distributed under a GNU General Public License (GPL). Please read the GNU License file for more information about how you can distribute the program.

 

 
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