How to access while array outside the loop in PHP - php

Question

I want to access while array $row2 outside the loop so that I can compare in if else condition, because $row2 array contains many number. Is there any solution make $row array accessible outside the loop or any other method?
<?php
$sql = (" SELECT * FROM result ");
$query = mysqli_query($db, $sql);
while($row = mysqli_fetch_array($query)) {
$row2 $row['id'];
}
for($i=1;$i<=10;$i++) {
if ($i<= $row2) {
echo "<font color='red'><font size='50px'>".$i."</font></font>"."<br>";
continue;
} else {
echo $i.'<br>';
}
}
?>

Answer 1

If you want to loop over two dependent things you need to nest them or else $row2 will always contain the last value in the while loop:
<?php
$sql = (" SELECT * FROM result ");
$query = mysqli_query($db, $sql);
while ($row = mysqli_fetch_array($query)) {
$row2 = $row['id']; // I added an = sign here.
for($i=1;$i<=10;$i++) {
if ($i<= $row2) {
echo "<font color='red'><font size='50px'>".$i."</font></font>"."<br>";
continue;
} else {
echo $i.'<br>';
}
}
}
If this isn't what you want please clarify your question.

Answer 2

Pass your variable to a separate function that performs whatever task you want.
<?php
while($row = mysqli_fetch_array($query))
{
MyFunction($row2);
}
function MyFunction($passed_row2_value){
// perform whatever task you want here.
}
?>

Answer 3

This shows with some format the ids retrieved by the query and fills the blanks without format.
<?php
$sql = (" SELECT * FROM result ");
$query = mysqli_query($db, $sql);
$row2 = [];
while($row = mysqli_fetch_array($query)) {
$row2[$row['id']] = true;
}
for($i=1;$i<=10;$i++) {
if ($row2[$i]) {
echo "<font color='red'><font size='50px'>".$i."</font></font>"."<br>";
} else {
echo $i.'<br>';
}
}
?>