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I want to fetch some records from MySQL view table in my web page by PHP. I am using this following code:
$result="SELECT method,test_name,test_code FROM vtest_ord ORDER BY
test_ord_id DESC";
echo"<table border='1'><thead><tr><th>Method</th><th>Test Name</th><th>Test
Code</th></tr></thead>";
while ($row=$mysql_fetch_assoc($result)) {
echo "<tr><td>";
echo "<td>" . $row['method'] . "</td>";
echo "<td>" . $row['test_name'] . "</td>";
echo "<td>" .
$row['test_code'] . "</td>";
echo "</tr></td>"; }
echo '</table>';
but I am getting this error:
Fatal error: Function name must be a string in
C:\xampp\htdocs\test2\ord_view.php on line 211 Method Test Name Test
Code (table header shows)

Answer 1

You have some problem with the PHP syntax.
mysql_fetch_assoc is a function and you called it like a variable (which means nothing here).
You try to call this function with a string, but you need a ressource, obtain via mysql_query.
You don't need to write multiple echo statement, thanks to the concatenation syntax.
A potential correct code is:
$sql="SELECT method, test_name, test_code FROM vtest_ord ORDER BY test_ord_id DESC";
echo "[Debug] MethodTest NameTest Code";
$result = mysql_query($sql) or exit(mysql_error()); // Display SQL error if raised
while ($row=mysql_fetch_assoc($result)) {
echo $row['method'] . " " . $row['test_name'] . " " . $row['test_code']; echo "";
}
I also advise you to drop mysql_* and use PHP PDO, since the first one is deprecated for years now.

Answer 2

You need basic php logic. you have some serious errors in your code. please try to read basic of programming.
some errors:
1) $mysql_fetch_assoc is not a variable it is a function mysql_fetch_assoc(); you can not use $ in this name.
2) you need to execute query first then you can fetch.
$link = mysql_connect('host_name','db_user_name','db_password'); //fill correct credentials
mysql_select_db('your_db_name'); //set your database name
$sql="SELECT method,test_name,test_code FROM vtest_ord ORDER BY
test_ord_id DESC";
echo"<table border='1'><thead><tr><th>Method</th><th>Test Name</th><th>Test
Code</th></tr></thead>";
$result = mysql_query($sql); // execute query
while ($row=$mysql_fetch_assoc($result)) {
echo "<tr><td>";
echo "<td>" . $row['method'] . "</td>";
echo "<td>" . $row['test_name'] . "</td>";
echo "<td>" .
$row['test_code'] . "</td>";
echo "</tr></td>"; }
echo '</table>';

Answer 3

You forgot to call mysql_query method.
Then you could use the returned resource with the mysql_fetch_assoc function in which you have a typo. You're treating it as a variable and not a function.

Answer 4

Try this, You need execute the query using mysql_query, Also, mysql_fetch_assoc not a $mysql_fetch_assoc function
$query ="SELECT method,test_name,test_code FROM vtest_ord ORDER BY test_ord_id DESC";
$result = mysql_query($query) or die(mysql_error());
Should be
while ($row=mysql_fetch_assoc($result)) {
instead of
while ($row=$mysql_fetch_assoc($result)) {
Note: Use mysqli_* functions or PDO instead of using mysql_* functions(deprecated)
Here you can find good tutorial for connecting mysql database: http://us2.php.net/manual/en/mysqli.query.php