PHP display data in table using foreach loop - php

Question

I have the 2020 hurricane name and all the states. I want to loop through my database and see if the options are picked. If they are, populate the spot with the name. If not, add"--". It will look almost like a spreadsheet of data.
When I submit data, it doesn't populate in the right spot and add a bunch of empty cells.
This is my queries:
// DB Connection
$db_connection = mysqli_connect('localhost','root','','hurricane_bowl');
$i = "SELECT * FROM users RIGHT JOIN states USING (state_id) GROUP BY (state_name) ORDER BY state_name ASC";
$state = mysqli_query($db_connection, $i);
$g = "SELECT * FROM users RIGHT JOIN hurricanes USING (hurricane_id) GROUP BY (hurricane_name) ORDER BY hurricane_name ASC";
$hurricane = mysqli_query($db_connection, $g);
This is my loops:
<table class="table table-striped table-bordered">
<thead>
<tr>
<th scope="col">Hurricane Name</th>
<?php
foreach($state as $stval) {
echo '<th scope="col">' . $stval['state_name'] . '</th>';
}
?>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<?php
foreach($hurricane as $h) {
echo '<tr>';
echo '<th scope="row">' . $h['hurricane_name'] . '</th>';
foreach($state as $st) {
if($st['state_id'] != NULL && $h['hurricane_id'] != NULL) {
echo '<td>' . $st['username'] . '</td>';
} else {
echo '<td>--</td>';
}
}
echo '</tr>';
}
?>
</tbody>
</table>

Answer 1

The first change needs to be to the queries: if you want to display three separate query results, you need three separate tables, otherwise it makes not sense because there is no connection between the three datasets you are retrieving. Alternatively, you need just one dataset. Use JOIN in a query to link multiple table results, assuming there is a link between the tables.
W3Schools on this topic: https://www.w3schools.com/sql/sql_join.asp
Secondly, when loops are nested, each layer is its own dimension. In your case, you are trying to create a sort of 3-dimensional table, which can't work. Typically for a query result you only need one foreach loop, but if you don't have any information on the table fields, you can have two, not more.