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Natively Connect to Zoho CRM Data in PHP
The CData ODBC driver for Zoho CRM enables you to create PHP applications with connectivity to Zoho CRM data. Leverage the native support for ODBC in PHP.
Drop the CData ODBC Driver for Zoho CRM into your LAMP or WAMP stack to build Zoho CRM-connected Web applications. This article shows how to use PHP's ODBC built-in functions to connect to Zoho CRM data, execute queries, and output the results.
Configure a DSN
If you have not already, first specify connection properties in an ODBC DSN (data source name). This is the last step of the driver installation. You can use the Microsoft ODBC Data Source Administrator to create and configure ODBC DSNs.
The connector is already registered with Zoho CRM as an OAuth application. As such, OAuth Credentials are embedded by default. If you would prefer to use your own custom OAuth app, see the Custom Credentials section in the Help documentation.
Establish a Connection
Open the connection to Zoho CRM by calling the odbc_connect or odbc_pconnect methods. To close connections, use odbc_close or odbc_close_all.
$conn = odbc_connect("CData ODBC ZohoCRM Source","user","password");
Connections opened with odbc_connect are closed when the script ends. Connections opened with the odbc_pconnect method are still open after the script ends. This enables other scripts to share that connection when they connect with the same credentials. By sharing connections among your scripts, you can save system resources, and queries execute faster.
$conn = odbc_pconnect("CData ODBC ZohoCRM Source","user","password");
...
odbc_close($conn); //persistent connection must be closed explicitly
Create Prepared Statements
Create prepared statements and parameterized queries with the odbc_prepare function.
$query = odbc_prepare($conn, "SELECT * FROM Accounts WHERE Industry = ?");
Execute Queries
Execute prepared statements with odbc_execute.
$conn = odbc_connect("CData ODBC ZohoCRM Source","user","password");
$query = odbc_prepare($conn, "SELECT * FROM Accounts WHERE Industry = ?");
$success = odbc_execute($query, array('Data/Telecom OEM'));
Execute nonparameterized queries with odbc_exec.
$conn = odbc_connect("CData ODBC ZohoCRM Source","user","password");
$query = odbc_exec($conn, "SELECT Account_Name, Annual_Revenue FROM Accounts");
Process Results
Access a row in the result set as an array with the odbc_fetch_array function.
$conn = odbc_connect("CData ODBC Zoho CRM data Source","user","password");
$query = odbc_exec($conn, "SELECT Account_Name, Annual_Revenue FROM Accounts");
while($row = odbc_fetch_array($query)){
echo $row["Account_Name"] . "\n";
}
Display the result set in an HTML table with the odbc_result_all function.
$conn = odbc_connect("CData ODBC Zoho CRM data Source","user","password");
$query = odbc_prepare($conn, "SELECT * FROM Accounts WHERE Industry = ?");
$success = odbc_execute($query, array('Data/Telecom OEM'));
if($success)
odbc_result_all($query);
More Example Queries
You will find complete information on the driver's supported SQL in the help documentation. The code examples above are Zoho CRM-specific adaptations of the PHP community documentation for all ODBC functions.
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Zoho CRM ODBC Driver
The Zoho CRM ODBC Driver is a powerful tool that allows you to connect with live Zoho CRM account data, directly from any applications that support ODBC connectivity.
Access Zoho CRM data like you would a database - read, write, and update Leads, Contacts, Opportunities, Accounts, etc. through a standard ODBC Driver interface.
