MYSQL select where column value matches another value in same column - php

Question

I have a database table that contains values where the meta_id corresponds to the data in the meta_data column. But now i want to display that data inside a bootstrap table.
I have a table like so in php myadmin
I would like the result to look like this:
I currently have this query written up but im confused about how to best do this.
I thought by counting the rows that exist and then dividing them by the table header count i should get table row loop that i can then insert my table columns into but its still creates more columns than i need.
<?php
$sql="SELECT * FROM table WHERE pid=".$this->item->id." ORDER BY meta_data ASC";
$db->setQuery($sql);
$db->query();
$count=$db->getNumRows();
$meta= $db->loadObjectlist();
foreach($meta as $data){
$metadata .= '<td>'.$data->meta_data.'</td>';
}
$count = $count/2; // i know there will be only two th's
?>
<table class="table table-striped">
<thead><tr><th>Item</th><th>Price</th></tr></thead>
<tbody>
<?php for ($x = 1; $x <= $count; $x++) { ?>
<tr><?php echo $metadata; ?></tr>
<?php } ?>
</tbody>
</table>
Which is doing this:
Im getting close!
<?php
$sql="
SELECT * FROM table WHERE pid=".$this->item->id."
AND
meta_id IN (SELECT meta_id FROM table GROUP BY meta_id HAVING COUNT(*) > 1)
";
$db->setQuery($sql);
$meta= $db->loadObjectlist();
foreach($meta as $data){
$metadata .= '<tr><td>'.$data->meta_data.'</td></tr>';
}
?>
<table class="table table-striped">
<thead><tr><th>Item</th><th>Price</th></tr></thead>
<tbody>
<?php echo $metadata; ?>
</tbody>
</table>
The above is now giving me this:

Answer 1

$sql="SELECT "put here column name you want to display in html table "
FROM table WHERE pid=".$this->item->id." ORDER BY meta_data ASC";
for example : if you column name(s) are Item & price than query look like
$sql="SELECT Item,price FROM table WHERE pid=".$this->item->id."
ORDER BY meta_data ASC";
so you get only item & price from database.
another approach is you can make some changes in your loop like,
foreach($meta as $data){
$metadata .= '<td>'.$data->meta_data['Item'].'</td>
<td>'.$data->meta_data['Item'].'<td>';
}