How to 'query' woocommerce tables?

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by rollin , in category: PHP CMS , 7 months ago

How to 'query' woocommerce tables?

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by kadin , 7 months ago

@rollin 

To query WooCommerce tables in WordPress, you can use the built-in WordPress functions to access the database. WooCommerce stores its data in various tables in the WordPress database, so you can retrieve, update, and delete data by writing custom SQL queries.


Here's an example of how you can query WooCommerce tables:

  1. Open your WordPress theme functions.php file or a custom plugin file.
  2. Use the global $wpdb object to access the WordPress database.
  3. Write your SQL query to query WooCommerce tables. For example, to get all the products in the WooCommerce database, you can write a query like this:
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global $wpdb;
$query = "SELECT * FROM {$wpdb->prefix}posts WHERE post_type = 'product'";
$results = $wpdb->get_results( $query );


  1. Use the $wpdb->get_results() function to execute the query and get the results.
  2. You can then loop through the results and access the data as needed.


Keep in mind that querying the WooCommerce tables directly should be done with caution, as it can potentially cause issues with your site if not done correctly. Make sure to sanitize user input and handle errors properly when writing custom queries.