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Find and replace in MySQL - using PHP
<?php
// Find and replace facility for complete MySQL database
//
// Originally written by Mark Jackson @ MJDIGITAL
// Can be used by anyone - but give me a nod if you do!
// http://www.mjdigital.co.uk/blog
// http://www.mjdigital.co.uk/blog/search-and-replace-text-in-whole-mysql-database/
//
// PKDAVIES:
// Changed REGEX to LIKE
// Added "`" qoutes around field names
// SEARCH FOR
$search = 'src="http://www.url.com/';
// REPLACE WITH
$replace = 'src="/'; // (used if queryType below is set to 'replace')
// DB Details
$hostname = "localhost";
$database = "";
$username = "";
$password = "";
// Query Type: 'search' or 'replace'
$queryType = 'replace';
//$queryType = 'search';
// show errors (.ini file dependant) - true/false
$showErrors = true;
if($showErrors) {
error_reporting(E_ALL);
ini_set('error_reporting', E_ALL);
ini_set('display_errors',1);
}
// Create connectio to DB
$MJCONN = mysql_pconnect($hostname, $username, $password) or trigger_error(mysql_error(),E_USER_ERROR);
mysql_select_db($database,$MJCONN);
// Get list of tables
$table_sql = 'SHOW TABLES';
$table_q = mysql_query($table_sql,$MJCONN) or die("Cannot Query DB: ".mysql_error());
$tables_r = mysql_fetch_assoc($table_q);
$tables = array();
do{
$tables[] = $tables_r['Tables_in_'.strtolower($database)];
}while($tables_r = mysql_fetch_assoc($table_q));
//unset($tables[45],$tables[46],$tables[47]);
// create array to hold required SQL
$use_sql = array();
$rowHeading = ($queryType=='replace') ?
'Replacing \''.$search.'\' with \''.$replace.'\' in \''.$database."'\n\nSTATUS | ROWS AFFECTED | TABLE/FIELD (+ERROR)\n"
: 'Searching for \''.$search.'\' in \''.$database."'\n\nSTATUS | ROWS CONTAINING | TABLE/FIELD (+ERROR)\n";
$output = $rowHeading;
$summary = '';
// LOOP THROUGH EACH TABLE
foreach($tables as $table) {
// GET A LIST OF FIELDS
$field_sql = 'SHOW FIELDS FROM '.$table;
$field_q = mysql_query($field_sql,$MJCONN);
$field_r = mysql_fetch_assoc($field_q);
// compile + run SQL
do {
$field = $field_r['Field'];
$type = $field_r['Type'];
switch(true) {
// set which column types can be replaced/searched
case stristr(strtolower($type),'char'): $typeOK = true; break;
case stristr(strtolower($type),'text'): $typeOK = true; break;
case stristr(strtolower($type),'blob'): $typeOK = true; break;
case stristr(strtolower($field_r['Key']),'pri'): $typeOK = false; break; // do not replace on primary keys
default: $typeOK = false; break;
}
if($typeOK) {
// Field type is OK ro replacement
// create unique handle for update_sql array
$handle = $table.'_'.$field;
if($queryType=='replace') {
$sql[$handle]['sql'] = 'UPDATE `'.$table.'` SET `'.$field.'` = REPLACE(`'.$field.'`,\''.$search.'\',\''.$replace.'\')';
} else {
$sql[$handle]['sql'] = 'SELECT * FROM `'.$table.'` WHERE `'.$field.'` LIKE \'%'.$search.'%\'';
}
//$output .= $sql[$handle]['sql']."\n";
// execute SQL
$error = false;
$query = @mysql_query($sql[$handle]['sql'],$MJCONN) or $error = mysql_error();
$row_count = @mysql_affected_rows() or $row_count = 0;
// store the output (just in case)
$sql[$handle]['result'] = $query;
$sql[$handle]['affected'] = $row_count;
$sql[$handle]['error'] = $error;
// Write out Results into $output
$output .= ($query) ? 'OK ' : '-- ';
$output .= ($row_count>0) ? '<strong>'.$row_count.'</strong> ' : '<span style="color:#CCC">'.$row_count.'</span> ';
$fieldName = '`'.$table.'`.`'.$field.'`';
$output .= $fieldName;
$erTab = str_repeat(' ', (60-strlen($fieldName)) );
$output .= ($error) ? $erTab.'(ERROR: '.$error.')' : '';
$output .= "\n";
}
}while($field_r = mysql_fetch_assoc($field_q));
}
// write the output out to the page
echo '<pre>';
echo $output."\n";
echo '<pre>';
?>
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