Problem with the http delete function in Angular, no error

Question

I am trying to remove a record from my database. As of now the correct id is passing through as I can see in the Query String Parameters and I am not getting any errors. However, the row is not being deleted, im starting to think it is just a some syntax error but I am unsure.

remove-like.php

<?php

$id=isset($_GET['id']) ? $_GET['id'] : die('ERROR: id not found.');

if($_POST) {

include 'connectPDO.php';

try {
    $query = "DELETE FROM likes WHERE id = ?";

    $stmt = $con->prepare($query);

    $stmt->bindParam(1, $id);

    $stmt->execute();

} catch (PDOException $exception) {
    die('ERROR: ' . $exception->getMessage());
}
}

This is the service file where I am calling it.
forum.service.ts

  removeLike(id: string) {
    return this.http.delete(`${this.baseUrl}/remove-like.php?id=${id}`);
  }

Then this is the part where I am calling that function in my component.
topics.component.ts

  clickDislike() {
    this.forumService.removeLike(this.dataService.getToken() + 'topic' + this.forumService.getLikeToken()).subscribe(result => {
  this.ngOnInit();
    })
  }

Reyedy · Accepted Answer · 2020-04-06T17:21:20.347

You never enter inside your condition block, because if ($_POST) will always return false in your case. Indeed, you call this endpoint with an http DELETE request with an empty body.

<?php

$id=isset($_GET['id']) ? $_GET['id'] : die('ERROR: id not found.');

include 'connectPDO.php';

try {
    $query = "DELETE FROM likes WHERE id = ?";

    $stmt = $con->prepare($query);

    $stmt->bindParam(1, $id);

    $stmt->execute();

} catch (PDOException $exception) {
    die('ERROR: ' . $exception->getMessage());
}

If you want to make sure your endpoint is called with the right HTTP verb, please refer to this question, and add:

if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] === 'DELETE') {
     // Your code
}

Also, I recommend that you add a security mechanism if it's not already the case (e.g. authentication control), as a publicly available endpoint that deletes rows is a security issue.

Problem with the http delete function in Angular, no error

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