php-wordpressHow to run an SQL query in WordPress using PHP?
To run an SQL query in WordPress using PHP, you can use the $wpdb
global object. This object provides a set of methods to interact with the WordPress database.
For example, to run a simple SELECT query:
$results = $wpdb->get_results( "SELECT * FROM {$wpdb->prefix}posts" );
This will return an array of objects containing the results of the query.
Code explanation
$wpdb
: This is the global object that provides access to the WordPress database.get_results()
: This is a method of the$wpdb
object that is used to run a SELECT query.$wpdb->prefix
: This is a property of the$wpdb
object that contains the table prefix for the WordPress database.
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