Can i create array by use php variable in a loop? - php

Question

Can I create an array by use php variable in a loop ?
<?php
for($i=5;$i<=100;$i++)
{
$sql = "SELECT * FROM users WHERE id = '$i' order by id asc";
$result = mysql_query($sql);
$datas=mysql_fetch_array($result);{
$username = stripslashes(str_replace('\r\n', '<br>',($datas['username'])));
}
${'name' . $i} = $username;
}
?>
Okay , Now I have php variable $name1-$name100
And then I want to create array by use php variable $name1-$name100
$my_array = array(php variable $name1-$name100);
How can I do ?

Answer 1

Just modify how you store the username:
$my_array = array();
for ( $i = 5; $i <= 100; $i++ ) {
$sql = "SELECT * FROM users WHERE id = '$i' order by id asc";
$result = mysql_query($sql);
$datas = mysql_fetch_array($result);
$username = stripslashes(str_replace('\r\n', '<br>',($datas['username'])));
$my_array[] = $username; // push usernames into array
}
Also you shouldn't run so many queries, so I suggest something like this:
$usernames = array();
$query = "SELECT * FROM users WHERE id >= 5 AND id <= 100 ORDER BY id ASC";
$result = mysql_query( $query );
if ( mysql_num_rows( $result ) > 0 ) {
while ( $data = mysql_fetch_assoc( $result ) )
$usernames[] = stripslashes( str_replace( '\r\n', '<br>', $data['username'] ) );
}