MYSQLi Multiple Records Outputs Duplicates - php

Question

Issue:
I've continuously looked over my code and cannot find why the array is duplicating the data. A single entry into the database has a correct output, however if there is more than one it will duplicate those before it as well as the next one.
My Code:
global $connection;
//Query database & retrieve results.
$search = $connection->query('SELECT * FROM users WHERE country= "'.$country.'"');
echo '<table><tr><th>Username</th><th>Email</th><th>Country</th></tr>';
while ($result = $search->fetch_assoc())
{
$total[] = $result;
foreach ($total as $rows)
{
echo '<tr>';
echo '<td>'.stripslashes($rows['username']).'</td>';
echo '<td>'.stripslashes($rows['email']).'</td>';
echo '<td>'.stripslashes($rows['country']).'</td>';
echo '</tr>';
}
}
echo '</table>';
Output:
This will return the following form -
Username Email Country
exampleUser1 exampleEmail1#example.com United States
exampleUser1 exampleEmail1#example.com United States
exampleUser2 exampleEmail2#example.com United States
You can see the first line is repeated then the new entry is there, it will continue on from this the more it goes on.
Additional Info:
This is placed inside of a function and is executed when $_POST['country'] is submitted - $country is just $_POST['country'] with a real_escape_string.
$connection is just a new mysqli(localhost, user, pass, database) referenced in the script - it is globalised because this is wrapped inside a function.
Any help would be appreciated.

Answer 1

<?php
//... Your code
while ($rows = $search->fetch_assoc()) {
$rows = array_map('stripslashes', $rows);
echo '<tr>';
echo '<td>'.$rows['username'].'</td>';
echo '<td>'.$rows['email'].'</td>';
echo '<td>'.$rows['country'].'</td>';
echo '</tr>';
}
//... Your code
if you need to save and return from function this rows just create array $total and add $total[] = $rows; after echo '</tr>';

Answer 2

As mentioned in my comment, put the foreach outside your while loop like this:
echo '<table><tr><th>Username</th><th>Email</th><th>Country</th></tr>';
while ($result = $search->fetch_assoc()) {
$total[] = $result;
}
foreach ($total as $rows) {
echo '<tr>';
echo '<td>'.stripslashes($rows['username']).'</td>';
echo '<td>'.stripslashes($rows['email']).'</td>';
echo '<td>'.stripslashes($rows['country']).'</td>';
echo '</tr>';
}
echo '</table>';
Another solution is to just redeclare your $total all the time.. Just keep your code then and do:
$total = $result;