How to stop php 'for loop' from creating multiple table headers - php

Question

I am creating a table that fetches data from an SQL database using a PDO method. The data loads fine but the issue I'm having is that the 'for loop' I'm using is multiplying a (table header) after every (table row).
I am wondering what a possible solution the the issue could be.
Any help is appreciated, thanks!
Here is the code:
<?php
for($i=0; $row = $result->fetch(); $i++){
?>
<table id="eventstable">
<tr>
<th>Event ID</th>
<th>Event Name</th>
<th>Location</th>
<th>Date</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><?php echo $row['event_id']; ?></td>
<td><?php echo $row['event_name']; ?></td>
<td><?php echo $row['event_location']; ?></td>
<td><?php echo $row['event_date']; ?></td>
</tr>
</table>
<?php }
?>
Up at the very top is the connection file that creates a connection to my local database and a statement that brings in the information I want to display from the database like so:
$result = $conn->prepare("SELECT * FROM events");
$result->execute();

Answer 1

Few possible solutions are
i) Put the header part and the table opening and closing tag outside the for loop. This will give you an empty table with headers if there is no data.
ii) Put an if condition and print headers only when i = 0, and put table tags outside the loop. This will give you an empty table with nothing if there is no data.
Edit: Method II (since you are learning)
<table id="eventstable">
<?php
for($i=0; $row = $result->fetch(); $i++){
if($i == 0){
?>
<tr>
<th>Event ID</th>
<th>Event Name</th>
<th>Location</th>
<th>Date</th>
</tr>
<?php }//if statment ends here ?>
<tr>
<td><?php echo $row['event_id']; ?></td>
<td><?php echo $row['event_name']; ?></td>
<td><?php echo $row['event_location']; ?></td>
<td><?php echo $row['event_date']; ?></td>
</tr>
<?php }
?>
I would also suggest since you are learning, use better ways than for loop. Look at the php PDO manuals and see the use of while or foreach. It will help more.

Answer 2

Put in loop only, what should be looped, everything else should be outside of loop.
For example, your code could look like this
<table id="eventstable">
<tr>
<th>Event ID</th>
<th>Event Name</th>
<th>Location</th>
<th>Date</th>
</tr>
<?php
for($i=0; $row = $result->fetch(); $i++){
?>
<tr>
<td><?php echo $row['event_id']; ?></td>
<td><?php echo $row['event_name']; ?></td>
<td><?php echo $row['event_location']; ?></td>
<td><?php echo $row['event_date']; ?></td>
</tr>
<?php
}
?>
</table>

Answer 3

try this :
<table id="eventstable">
<tr>
<th>Event ID</th>
<th>Event Name</th>
<th>Location</th>
<th>Date</th>
</tr>
<?php
foreach($result->fetch() as $row){
?>
<tr>
<td><?php echo $row['event_id']; ?></td>
<td><?php echo $row['event_name']; ?></td>
<td><?php echo $row['event_location']; ?></td>
<td><?php echo $row['event_date']; ?></td>
</tr>
<?php }
?>
</table>