Web Site Integration using WordPress MySql A presentation (that should have been made) to WordPress...

Web Site Integrationusing WordPress MySql

A presentation (that should have been made) to WordPress Meetup

By Peter Mantos; Mantos I.T.Consulting, Inc.http://mantos.com

13-Feb-2014

http://mantos.com/

http://mantos.com/

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Presentation Objectives

• Show Web Site Integration as a valuable and viable Business Strategy for small business

• Show Web Site Integration is relatively easy for sites developed using WordPress

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Intended Audience

• Original presentation MISSED target audience• This is for WordPress Web Site Developers– Assumes familiarity with WordPress– Does NOT assume any programming (PHP)– Shows where to find some resources– Includes some screen shots

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Integration

• Data exchange between information systems• Relieves people of duplicate entry• Keeps data in synch– Same email address in two different systems– Confident that you have THE correct address

• Makes data available that otherwise isn’t– Employees can access blog/post re. new insurance– HR doesn’t know if “Fred” has read that post– Fred doesn’t know if he is eligible for insurance

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Web Site Integration

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WordPress has a Database?

• WP has its own database• Open Source MySql• Holds pages / posts• Hold usernames & logins• Can be accessed outside of WordPress• Can be augmented to hold “other” data

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Example: Read and Understood

• The Problem:– How to know that “Fred” has read the post on the

new insurance plan?• The Solution: – Use the “Read and Understood” WordPress plugin

• Function(s)– Gives Fred a button to acknowledge the post– Gives HR a list of acknowledgements

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How to Install / Configure“Read and Understood” (RnU)

• WordPress Admin Dashboard => Plugins• Click “Add New” (Plugin)• Search for “Read and Understood”• Press “Install Now”, then “Activate”• Option: add category & posts to acknowledge• Click “Settings”; select “Read and Understood”• Select category to acknowledge, Save changes

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RnU Plugin Settings (admin)

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How Reader Acknowledges

• Login to WordPress (optionally, not required)

• Read a post unacknowledged Post in category

• Press “Read and Understood” Button (after post)

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How to Get a List of Acknowledgements

• Login as WP Admin• Go to RnU Settings• Enter Date Range• Press Export– Save CSV file or– Open with a

program such as Microsoft Excel

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Exported Acknowledgements

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How does RnU work?

• When Installing RnU, a table is created in the existing WordPress MySql database

• When Acknowledged, a record is saved with user info, posting info, and date-time

• “Export” looks into the table to find records

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Can Store Data from Anywherein the WordPress MySql Database

• Example gets who, what, when from user.• Could get data from anywhere to populate– From company’s HR system (or spreadsheets)– From government web site

• Just as easy to write data into table as export• Plugin is just a one-page program in PHP• Most plugins exploit WP Database• Could write custom program to read/write

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Accessing MySql Data w/o Plugin

• Assuming the host permits MySql access– You need the Hostname to the MySql database– And the authorized username and password

• You can access data using :– MySql WorkBench (download it MySql.org)– PhpAdmin (usually on your Host’s control panel)– Custom Programs (written in PHP, C++, etc.)– Linked Tables (such as using MS Access or eXcel)

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Low Hanging Fruit

• Capabilities needed for Web Site integration are:– Have a MySql database– Can already run programs (plugins / custom PHP)– User Login mechanism to secure access to data

• WordPress Web Sites already have those• Potential Custom Development effort:– 1 added table to existing database– 1 program to display 1 additional interactive page

• Low cost; possible huge value to clients

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Conclusion

• You have already paid for the capabilities to push/pull data to/from your website

• Web Sites enabled with company data are– Secured via logins– More valuable to customers– More attractive to potential customers

• Web Site Integration can be simple• Do it ahead of your competitors

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Questions?

• Feel free to contact:Peter Mantos (505) 291-1047Mantos I.T. Consulting, [email protected]

• See more on the web at:– http://mantos.com/services/web-site-integration/

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mailto:[email protected]

http://mantos.com/services/web-site-integration/




Extra: Accessing Data using MySql Workbench

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Extra: PhpAdmin

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Extra: MS Access Database linked to MySql table on Website

• Download and install MySql Connector/ODBC 5.1.13 (32 bit) from dev.mysql.org

• Create new MSACCESS (2010) database• Select External Data ODBC database• Select Link to Data Source using linked tables• Create/Choose Machine Data Source • Can now use MSACESS queries, forms,

reporting tools to read, write, & delete

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Example: MS Access (2 of 4)

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Extra: Accessing MySql from WP using PHP

• global $wpdb; – is already accessible within WordPress– Can even be used outside of WordPress:• include_once($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'/…/wp-

load.php' ); // … depends on your site

– Is an instance of a class: “WordPress Database”– Contains properties such as $wpdb->prefix– Contains methods such as $wpdb->query() – Host, Username, & Password already included!

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