I had some help from a Stack Overflow forum that I posted in as well and was able to create the code below. However, the data is not pulling into DataTables and I can’t figure out why. I do not see any errors when I reload the webpage, it just doesn’t appear to be working.
Here is the HTML File:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no">
<meta name="description" content="">
<meta name="author" content="">
<title>Cabarrus County Republican Party | Member Database</title>
<!-- Custom fonts for this template -->
<link href="vendor/fontawesome-free/css/all.min.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Nunito:200,200i,300,300i,400,400i,600,600i,700,700i,800,800i,900,900i" rel="stylesheet">
<!-- Custom styles for this template -->
<link href="css/sb-admin-2.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
<!-- Custom styles for this page -->
<link href="vendor/datatables/dataTables.bootstrap4.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
</head>
<body id="page-top">
<!-- Page Wrapper -->
<div id="wrapper">
<!-- Sidebar -->
<ul class="navbar-nav bg-gradient-primary sidebar sidebar-dark accordion" id="accordionSidebar">
<!-- Sidebar - Brand -->
<a class="sidebar-brand d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center" href="index.html">
<!--<div class="sidebar-brand-icon rotate-n-15">
<i class="fas fa-laugh-wink"></i>
</div> -->
<div class="sidebar-brand-text mx-3"><img src="img/republican_logo.png" width = "50" height="50"> CCRP</div>
</a>
<!-- Divider -->
<hr class="sidebar-divider my-0">
<!-- Nav Item - Dashboard -->
<li class="nav-item active">
<a class="nav-link" href="index.html">
<i class="fas fa-fw fa-table"></i>
<span>Database</span></a>
</li>
<!-- Divider -->
<hr class="sidebar-divider">
<!-- Heading -->
<div class="sidebar-heading">
User Interface
</div>
<!-- Nav Item - Pages Collapse Menu -->
<li class="nav-item">
<a class="nav-link collapsed" href="#" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#collapsePages" aria-expanded="true" aria-controls="collapsePages">
<i class="fas fa-fw fa-tachometer-alt"></i>
<span>Menu</span>
</a>
<div id="collapsePages" class="collapse" aria-labelledby="headingPages" data-parent="#accordionSidebar">
<div class="bg-white py-2 collapse-inner rounded">
<h6 class="collapse-header">Update Database</h6>
<a class="collapse-item" href="create.html">Add New Members</a>
<a class="collapse-item" href="#">Email <small>(beta)</small></a>
<a class="collapse-item" href="#">Mass Email <small>(beta)</small></a>
<h6 class="collapse-header">User Account</h6>
<a class="collapse-item" href="login.html">Login</a>
<a class="collapse-item" href="register.html">Register</a>
<a class="collapse-item" href="forgot-password.html">Forgot Password</a>
<div class="collapse-divider"></div>
<!-- <a class="collapse-item" href="blank.html">Blank Page</a> -->
</div>
</div>
</li>
<!-- Divider -->
<hr class="sidebar-divider d-none d-md-block">
<!-- Sidebar Toggler (Sidebar) -->
<div class="text-center d-none d-md-inline">
<button class="rounded-circle border-0" id="sidebarToggle"></button>
</div>
</ul>
<!-- End of Sidebar -->
<!-- Content Wrapper -->
<div id="content-wrapper" class="d-flex flex-column">
<!-- Main Content -->
<div id="content">
<!-- Topbar -->
<nav class="navbar navbar-expand navbar-light bg-white topbar mb-4 static-top shadow">
<!-- Sidebar Toggle (Topbar) -->
<button id="sidebarToggleTop" class="btn btn-link d-md-none rounded-circle mr-3">
<i class="fa fa-bars"></i>
</button>
<!-- Topbar Search -->
<form class="d-none d-sm-inline-block form-inline mr-auto ml-md-3 my-2 my-md-0 mw-100 navbar-search">
<div class="input-group">
<input type="text" class="form-control bg-light border-0 small" placeholder="Search for..." aria-label="Search" aria-describedby="basic-addon2">
<div class="input-group-append">
<button class="btn btn-primary" type="button">
<i class="fas fa-search fa-sm"></i>
</button>
</div>
</div>
</form>
<!-- Topbar Navbar -->
<ul class="navbar-nav ml-auto">
<!-- Nav Item - Search Dropdown (Visible Only XS) -->
<li class="nav-item dropdown no-arrow d-sm-none">
<a class="nav-link dropdown-toggle" href="#" id="searchDropdown" role="button" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">
<i class="fas fa-search fa-fw"></i>
</a>
<!-- Dropdown - Messages -->
<div class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-right p-3 shadow animated--grow-in" aria-labelledby="searchDropdown">
<form class="form-inline mr-auto w-100 navbar-search">
<div class="input-group">
<input type="text" class="form-control bg-light border-0 small" placeholder="Search for..." aria-label="Search" aria-describedby="basic-addon2">
<div class="input-group-append">
<button class="btn btn-primary" type="button">
<i class="fas fa-search fa-sm"></i>
</button>
</div>
</div>
</form>
</div>
</li>
<!-- <div class="topbar-divider d-none d-sm-block"></div> -->
<!-- Nav Item - User Information -->
<li class="nav-item dropdown no-arrow">
<a class="nav-link dropdown-toggle" href="#" id="userDropdown" role="button" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">
<span class="mr-2 d-none d-lg-inline text-gray-600 small">Valerie Luna</span>
<img class="img-profile rounded-circle" src="https://source.unsplash.com/QAB-WJcbgJk/60x60">
</a>
<!-- Dropdown - User Information -->
<div class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-right shadow animated--grow-in" aria-labelledby="userDropdown">
<a class="dropdown-item" href="#">
<i class="fas fa-user fa-sm fa-fw mr-2 text-gray-400"></i>
Profile
</a>
<a class="dropdown-item" href="#">
<i class="fas fa-cogs fa-sm fa-fw mr-2 text-gray-400"></i>
Settings
</a>
<a class="dropdown-item" href="#">
<i class="fas fa-list fa-sm fa-fw mr-2 text-gray-400"></i>
Activity Log
</a>
<div class="dropdown-divider"></div>
<a class="dropdown-item" href="#" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#logoutModal">
<i class="fas fa-sign-out-alt fa-sm fa-fw mr-2 text-gray-400"></i>
Logout
</a>
</div>
</li>
</ul>
</nav>
<!-- End of Topbar -->
<!-- Begin Page Content -->
<div class="container-fluid">
<!-- Page Heading -->
<h1 class="h3 mb-2 text-gray-800">Members List</h1>
<!-- <p class="mb-4">DataTables is a third party plugin that is used to generate the demo table below. For more information about DataTables, please visit the <a target="_blank" href="https://datatables.net">official DataTables documentation</a>.</p> -->
<!-- DataTales Example -->
<div class="card shadow mb-4">
<div class="card-header py-3">
<h6 class="m-0 font-weight-bold text-primary">Cabarrus County Republican Party </h6>
</div>
<div class="card-body">
<div class="table-responsive">
<table class="table table-bordered" id="dataTable" width="100%" cellspacing="0">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>ID</th>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Residential Address</th>
<th>Mailing Address</th>
<th>Precinct</th>
<th>Age</th>
<th>Ethnicity</th>
<th>Gender</th>
<th>Party</th>
<th>Race</th>
<th>Phone Number</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tfoot>
<tr>
<th>ID</th>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Residential Address</th>
<th>Mailing Address</th>
<th>Precinct</th>
<th>Age</th>
<th>Ethnicity</th>
<th>Gender</th>
<th>Party</th>
<th>Race</th>
<th>Phone Number</th>
</tr>
</tfoot>
</table>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<!-- /.container-fluid -->
</div>
<!-- End of Main Content -->
<!-- Footer -->
<footer class="sticky-footer bg-white">
<div class="container my-auto">
<div class="copyright text-center my-auto">
<span>Copyright © <a href="https://cascosigns.com">Casco Signs Inc.</a> 2019</span>
</div>
</div>
</footer>
<!-- End of Footer -->
</div>
<!-- End of Content Wrapper -->
</div>
<!-- End of Page Wrapper -->
<!-- Scroll to Top Button-->
<a class="scroll-to-top rounded" href="#page-top">
<i class="fas fa-angle-up"></i>
</a>
<!-- Logout Modal-->
<div class="modal fade" id="logoutModal" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="exampleModalLabel" aria-hidden="true">
<div class="modal-dialog" role="document">
<div class="modal-content">
<div class="modal-header">
<h5 class="modal-title" id="exampleModalLabel">Ready to Leave?</h5>
<button class="close" type="button" data-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close">
<span aria-hidden="true">×</span>
</button>
</div>
<div class="modal-body">Select "Logout" below if you are ready to end your current session.</div>
<div class="modal-footer">
<button class="btn btn-secondary" type="button" data-dismiss="modal">Cancel</button>
<a class="btn btn-primary" href="login.html">Logout</a>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<!-- Bootstrap core JavaScript-->
<script src="vendor/jquery/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="vendor/bootstrap/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js"></script>
<!-- Core plugin JavaScript-->
<script src="vendor/jquery-easing/jquery.easing.min.js"></script>
<!-- Custom scripts for all pages-->
<script src="js/sb-admin-2.min.js"></script>
<!-- Page level plugins -->
<script src="vendor/datatables/jquery.dataTables.min.js"></script>
<script src="vendor/datatables/dataTables.bootstrap4.min.js"></script>
<!-- Page level custom scripts -->
<script src="js/datatables.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
here is the PHP file:
<?php
/*
* DataTables example server-side processing script.
*
* Please note that this script is intentionally extremely simple to show how
* server-side processing can be implemented, and probably shouldn't be used as
* the basis for a large complex system. It is suitable for simple use cases as
* for learning.
*
* See http://datatables.net/usage/server-side for full details on the server-
* side processing requirements of DataTables.
*
* @license MIT - http://datatables.net/license_mit
*/
/* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
* Easy set variables
*/
// DB table to use
$table = 'members';
// Table's primary key
$primaryKey = 'id';
// Array of database columns which should be read and sent back to DataTables.
// The `db` parameter represents the column name in the database, while the `dt`
// parameter represents the DataTables column identifier. In this case simple
// indexes
$columns = array(
array( 'db' => 'id', 'dt' => 0 ),
array( 'db' => 'name', 'dt' => 1 ),
array( 'db' => 'residential_address', 'dt' => 2 ),
array( 'db' => 'mailing_address', 'dt' => 3 ),
array( 'db' => 'precinct', 'dt' => 4),
array( 'db' => 'age', 'dt' => 5 ),
array( 'db' => 'ethnicity', 'dt' => 6 ),
array( 'db' => 'gender', 'dt' => 7 ),
array( 'db' => 'party', 'dt' => 8 ),
array( 'db' => 'race', 'dt' => 9 ),
array( 'db' => 'phone', 'dt' => 10 )
);
// SQL server connection information
$sql_details = array(
'user' => 'root',
'pass' => '',
'db' => 'ccrp_db',
'host' => 'localhost'
);
/* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
* If you just want to use the basic configuration for DataTables with PHP
* server-side, there is no need to edit below this line.
*/
require( 'ssp.class.php' );
echo json_encode(
SSP::simple( $_GET, $sql_details, $table, $primaryKey, $columns )
);
?>
and here is the datatables.js file that it is calling:
$(document).ready(function() {
$('#dataTable').DataTable( {
"processing": true,
"serverSide": true,
"ajax": "../api/server.php" // your php file
});
});
