Adding SQL / PHP to WordPress

  • Resolved Famke__

    (@famke_)


    9 years, 5 months ago

    Hi there,

    I’m kind of new to WordPress and haven’t been able to find my answer anywhere. I’m working on a website that will function as an “online helpdesk” for customers of a company. The idea is that they will go to the website, log on and search for documents, manuals and FAQ.

    Those documents, manuals and FAQ will be put into a database and I want to call them so that the documents etc show up on the website.

    My questions are:
    * is it possible to add SQL / PHP to WordPress and have it do this?
    * if yes, does the coding differ from “regular” SQL / PHP?
    * in which file do I put this code so that it will work? (I’m thinking it should be functions.php, but I’m really not sure).

    Thanks in advance, I really hope you can help me out!
    – Famke

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  • Are the documents, manuals and FAQs pre-existing in a current database structure or are they yet to be created yet? If it’s the latter I would suggest adding this content directly into WordPress as pages or even as a custom post type.

    It’s much easier to have all your content within WordPress itself as you’ll be able to easily manage the content within the WordPress dashboard. If your content is separate to WordPress you’ll need to manage the content via another interface which might be inconvenient.

    If you’re adamant about the having content separate to WordPress you can use the $wpdb class to access the database. You can read more about the $wpdb class here: https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Class_Reference/wpdb

    Thread Starter Famke__

    (@famke_)

    Thanks for the quick response!

    Adding everything directly into WordPress sounds easier and better for my client, as they’ll need to update things and put in new files. However, I need to be able to show “the right documents at the right time”. Users need to be able to filter, so they’ll go to Manuals, then choose a subcategory and another subcategory. Is it possible to implement this if I put into WordPress directly? And is it easier than to use $wpdb?

    You might want to look into a documentation or FAQ plugin. You might be able to find something useful in this search https://www.ads-software.com/plugins/tags/documentation

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