SQLPage v0.20.4 documentation

If you are completely new to SQLPage, you should start by reading the get started tutorial, which will guide you through the process of creating your first SQLPage application.

Building an application with SQLPage is quite simple. To create a new web page, just create a new SQL file. For each SELECT statement that you write, the data it returns will be analyzed and rendered to the user. The two most important concepts in SQLPage are components and parameters.

To select a component and set its top-level properties, you write the following SQL statement:

SELECT 'component_name' AS component, 'my value' AS top_level_parameter_1;

Then, you can set its row-level parameters by writing a second SELECT statement:

SELECT my_column_1 AS row_level_parameter_1, my_column_2 AS row_level_parameter_2 FROM my_table;

This page documents all the components provided by default in SQLPage and their parameters. Use this as a reference when building your SQL application. If at any point you need help, you can ask for it on the SQLPage forum.

If you know some HTML, you can also easily create your own components for your application.

components

The "hero" component

Display a large title and description for your page, with an optional large illustrative image. Useful in your home page, for instance.

Top-level parameters

description

A description of the page. Displayed below the title, in smaller characters and slightly greyed out.

description_md

A description of the page. Displayed below the title, in smaller characters and slightly greyed out - formatted using markdown.

id

id attribute added to the container in HTML. It can be used to target this item through css or for scrolling to this item through links (use "#id" in link url).

image

The URL of an image to display next to the page title.

link

Creates a large "call to action" button below the description, linking to the specified URL.

link_text

The text to display in the call to action button. Defaults to "Go".

title

The title of your page. Will be shown in very large characters at the top.

video

The URL of a video to display next to the page title.

Row-level parameters

description

Description of the feature section.

description_md

Description of the feature section - formatted using markdown.

icon

Icon of the feature section.

link

An URL to which the user should be taken when they click on the section title.

title

The name of a single feature section highlighted by this hero.

Example 1

The simplest possible hero section

select 
    'hero'    as component,
    'Welcome' as title,
    'This is a very simple site built with SQLPage.' as description;

Result

Welcome

This is a very simple site built with SQLPage.

Example 2

A hero with a background image.

select 
    'hero'                 as component,
    'SQLPage'              as title,
    'Documentation for the *SQLPage* low-code web application framework.' as description_md,
    'https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Lac_de_Zoug.jpg/640px-Lac_de_Zoug.jpg' as image,
    '/documentation.sql'   as link,
    'Read Documentation !' as link_text;
select 
    'Fast' as title,
    'Pages load instantly, even on slow mobile networks.' as description,
    'car'  as icon,
    'red'  as color,
    '/'    as link;
select 
    'Beautiful' as title,
    'Uses pre-defined components that look professional.' as description,
    'eye'       as icon,
    'green'     as color,
    '/'         as link;
select 
    'Easy' as title,
    'You can teach yourself enough SQL to use [**SQLPage**](https://sql.ophir.dev) in a weekend.' as description_md,
    'sofa' as icon,
    'blue' as color,
    '/'    as link;

Result

SQLPage

Documentation for the SQLPage low-code web application framework.

Read Documentation !
SQLPage

Fast

Pages load instantly, even on slow mobile networks.

Beautiful

Uses pre-defined components that look professional.

Easy

You can teach yourself enough SQL to use SQLPage in a weekend.

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