PHP echo without a loop. SQL Query - php

Question

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I want to have the players name as a header so that the players name isn't repeated over and over again for each resulting row in the Roster table. I know how to loop through results for rows, but I only want the name once at the top and don't know how to do that. This is how I print the table code wise
<?php
$pid = $_POST['PID'];
$query = "SELECT Rosters.PID, Rosters.Goals, Rosters.Assists, Rosters.PIM, Rosters.Num, Rosters.TID, Players.pid, Players.firstname, Players.lastname,
(Rosters.Goals + Rosters.Assists) AS Points
FROM Rosters
INNER JOIN Players
ON Rosters.PID = Players.pid
WHERE Rosters.PID = $pid
ORDER BY Points DESC, Goals DESC";
$result = $conn->query($query);
$query2 = "SELECT Rosters.PID, SUM( Rosters.Goals ) Goals, SUM( Rosters.Assists ) Assists, SUM( Rosters.PIM ) PIM, Rosters.Num, Rosters.TID, Players.pid, Players.firstname, Players.lastname,
SUM((Rosters.Goals + Rosters.Assists)) AS Points
FROM Rosters
INNER JOIN Players ON Rosters.PID = Players.pid
WHERE Rosters.PID =$pid
ORDER BY Points DESC , Goals DESC";
$result2 = $conn->query($query2);
echo
if (!empty($_POST["PID"])) {
echo "<table class='stat-table-wide table sortable' align='center'>";
echo "<tr>";
echo "<th class='hover'>Season</th>";
echo "<th class='hover'>Num</th>";
echo "<th class='hover'>Player</th>";
echo "<th class='hover'>G</th>";
echo "<th class='hover'>A</th>";
echo "<th class='hover'>Pts</th>";
echo "<th class='hover'>PIM</th>";
echo "</tr>";
$i = 13;
$j = 14;
while ($row = $result->fetch_assoc()) {
$i++;
$j++;
$goals = $row["Goals"];
$assists = $row["Assists"];
$points = $goals + $assists;
echo "<tr><td>20" . $i . "-20" . $j . "</td>";
echo "<td>" . $row["Num"] . "</td>";
echo "<td>" . $row["firstname"] . " " . $row["lastname"] . "</td>";
echo "<td>" . $row["Goals"] . "</td>";
echo "<td>" . $row["Assists"] . "</td>";
echo "<td>" . $row["Points"] . "</td>";
echo "<td>" . $row["PIM"] . "</td></tr>";
}
echo "</table>";
echo "<span class='style35'>Total</span><br />";
echo "<table class='stat-table-wide table sortable' align='center'>";
echo "<tr>";
echo "<th class='hover'>Player</th>";
echo "<th class='hover'>G</th>";
echo "<th class='hover'>A</th>";
echo "<th class='hover'>Pts</th>";
echo "<th class='hover'>PIM</th>";
echo "</tr>";
while ($row = $result2->fetch_assoc()) {
$goals = $row["Goals"];
$assists = $row["Assists"];
$points = $goals + $assists;
echo "<td>" . $row["firstname"] . " " . $row["lastname"] . "</td>";
echo "<td>" . $row["Goals"] . "</td>";
echo "<td>" . $row["Assists"] . "</td>";
echo "<td>" . $row["Points"] . "</td>";
echo "<td>" . $row["PIM"] . "</td></tr>";
}
echo "</table>";
}
?>
I just want Players.firstname and Players.lastname printed once before any of the tables are generated.

Answer 1

Try this:
if (!empty($_POST["PID"])) {
$row = $result->fetch_assoc();
echo "<span class='style35'>" . $row["firstname"] . " " . $row["lastname"] . "</span><br />";
$result->data_seek(0);
echo "<table class='stat-table-wide table sortable' align='center'>";
echo "<tr>";
echo "<th class='hover'>Season</th>";
echo "<th class='hover'>Num</th>";
echo "<th class='hover'>G</th>";
echo "<th class='hover'>A</th>";
echo "<th class='hover'>Pts</th>";
echo "<th class='hover'>PIM</th>";
echo "</tr>";
$i = 13;
$j = 14;
while ($row = $result->fetch_assoc()) {
$i++;
$j++;
$goals = $row["Goals"];
$assists = $row["Assists"];
$points = $goals + $assists;
echo "<tr><td>20" . $i . "-20" . $j . "</td>";
echo "<td>" . $row["Num"] . "</td>";
echo "<td>" . $row["Goals"] . "</td>";
echo "<td>" . $row["Assists"] . "</td>";
echo "<td>" . $row["Points"] . "</td>";
echo "<td>" . $row["PIM"] . "</td></tr>";
}
echo "</table>";
echo "<span class='style35'>Total</span><br />";
echo "<table class='stat-table-wide table sortable' align='center'>";
echo "<tr>";
echo "<th class='hover'>Player</th>";
echo "<th class='hover'>G</th>";
echo "<th class='hover'>A</th>";
echo "<th class='hover'>Pts</th>";
echo "<th class='hover'>PIM</th>";
echo "</tr>";
while ($row = $result2->fetch_assoc()) {
$goals = $row["Goals"];
$assists = $row["Assists"];
$points = $goals + $assists;
echo "<td>" . $row["firstname"] . " " . $row["lastname"] . "</td>";
echo "<td>" . $row["Goals"] . "</td>";
echo "<td>" . $row["Assists"] . "</td>";
echo "<td>" . $row["Points"] . "</td>";
echo "<td>" . $row["PIM"] . "</td></tr>";
}
echo "</table>";
}
?>
I don't know if you wanted the name of the player in the totals, so I left it there, but you can delete it if you want. I also applied to the player name the same style as the total.

Answer 2

You could get the first row of the result before your loop, then just reset the cursor, and completely ignore the players name inside your loop.
$first = $result->fetch_assoc();
// print out first name
echo($first['name'] . " " . $first['surname']);
// reset cursor
$result->data_seek(0);
// do your loops and stuff.
while ($row = $result->fetch_assoc()) {
...
}

Answer 3

You can do like this.If you do not want to change the sql query.
$ctr = 0;
while ($row = $result->fetch_assoc()) {
$ctr++;
if($ctr == 1) {
echo "</table>";
echo "<span class='style35'>Total</span><br />";
echo "<table class='stat-table-wide table sortable' align='center'>";
echo "<tr>";
echo "<th class='hover'>Player</th>";
echo "<th class='hover'>G</th>";
echo "<th class='hover'>A</th>";
echo "<th class='hover'>Pts</th>";
echo "<th class='hover'>PIM</th>";
echo "</tr>";
echo "<tr><td>" . $row["firstname"] . " " . $row["lastname"] . "</td> </tr>";
}
$i++;
$j++;
$goals = $row["Goals"];
$assists = $row["Assists"];
$points = $goals + $assists;
echo "<tr><td>20" . $i . "-20" . $j . "</td>";
echo "<td>" . $row["Num"] . "</td>";
echo "<td>" . $row["firstname"] . " " . $row["lastname"] . "</td>";
echo "<td>" . $row["Goals"] . "</td>";
echo "<td>" . $row["Assists"] . "</td>";
echo "<td>" . $row["Points"] . "</td>";
echo "<td>" . $row["PIM"] . "</td></tr>";
}