else statement not triggering else - php

Question

I am trying to create a script where if the date is later than today then it will display an item from the table in MySQL.
$query = $dbc->query("SELECT event_id, name, location, image, DATE_FORMAT(Date, '%d-%b-%Y') AS Date, Date as FormatDate
FROM events
ORDER BY FormatDate ASC
");
$results = $query->setFetchMode(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
while($row = $query->fetch()){
$name = $row['name'];
$image = $row['image'];
$location = $row['location'];
$Date = $row['Date'];
$Date = strtotime($Date);
$Date = date('d-M-Y', $Date);
$Data = explode("-", $Date);
if (strtotime($Date) >= time()){
$page->body("
<div class=\"event\">test
<img src=\"$image\" alt=\"$name\" class=\"event_image\"/>
<p class=\"event_title\">$name</p>
<p class=\"event_location\">$location</p>
<p class=\"event_time\">$Data[0] $Data[1] $Data[2]</p>
</div>
");
}else{
$page->body ("
<!-- alrge grey text 100% span -->
<div class=\"event\">
<p>There are currently no events happening.</p>
</div>
");
}
}
}
When I add an event to the table with a later date than today it adds successfully and the script runs and I can see the event printed out on the page because the date if greater than time().
But if I clear the MySql table of all events then it doesn't bring back the else statement "There are currently no events happening".
I am stumped as to why the else statement doesn't bring back the failed notification if there is nothing in the table that is later than today.
Any help much appreciated.

Answer 1

But if I clear the MySql table of all events then it doesn't bring back the else statement "There are currently no events happening".
The while statement will only execute if there are rows to process. Since you've cleared the table, it will never enter the while loop, and the else branch will never be encountered.

Answer 2

Because there are no rows to fetch and your code is not going inside while loop when your table is empty.
HTH!