Change a PHP array into separate strings - php

Question

I have an array returned from sql and I need to get them into separate strings to use on the page. It is out of a single row in the database and lists all the folders a user has.
example in database john has a red folder, green folder, blue folder.
I run the query and use fetchAll to return john's folders. I have it in an array. I can echo the array and it outputs redfoldergreenfolderbluefolder
How can I take the array and split it into separate strings?
PHP code
$query = "SELECT album_name FROM albums WHERE username = :username";
$query_params = array(
':username' => $email
);
try {
$stmt = $db->prepare($query);
$result = $stmt->execute($query_params);
}
catch (PDOException $ex) {
echo 'Database Error, please try again.';
}
$rows = $stmt->fetchAll();
foreach ($rows as $row) {
$post = array();
$post["album_name"] = $row["album_name"];
echo $post["album_name"]; // This just lists all albums together no spaces or commas
}
$text = implode(",", $post);
echo $text; // This just outputs the last item (bluefolder)

Answer 1

The below needs correction :
foreach ($rows as $row) {
$post = array();
$post["album_name"] = $row["album_name"];
echo $post["album_name"]; // This just lists all albums together no spaces or commas
}
$text = implode(",", $post);
echo $text; // This just outputs the last item (bluefolder)
Change the above to :
$post = array();
foreach( $rows as $row )
{
// $post = array(); // This line should not be here . It should be outside and above foreach
// The below echo is for test purpose . Comment it if you don't need it
echo $row["album_name"] ,' ';
// $post["album_name"] = $row["album_name"]; // This keeps assigning $row["album_name"] to same index "album_name" of $post . Eventually you will have only one value in $post
$post[] = $row["album_name"];
}
// $text = implode(",", $post); // With coma's as separator
$text = implode(" ", $post); // With blank's as separator
echo 'John has ' , $text;

Answer 2

try print_r($post); on your last line.

Answer 3

please use print_r($text) in side the for each and then you will get all the arry with commos
and remove $post = arry from there and put above of foreach.
i am trying to help you,may this help
thanks
anand

Answer 4

Try this:
$post = array();
foreach ($rows as $row) {
array_push($post, 'album_name', $row["album_name"]);
}
$text = implode(",", $post);
echo $text;
No assoc ver:
$post = array();
foreach ($rows as $row) {
$post[] = $row["album_name"];
}
$text = implode(",", $post);
echo $text;

Answer 5

The reason why it only show the last folder is because you do "$post = array()" at the beginning of your loop. It reset the array everytime... just take it out of the loop and put it above the foreach.
1: http://php.net/manual/en/function.imThe reason why it only show the last folder is because you do "$post = array()" at the beginning of your loop. It reset the array everytime... just take it out of the loop and put it above the foreach.
EDIT:
Try it this way :
$rows = $stmt->fetchAll(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
$post = array();
foreach ($rows as $key => $folder) {
array_push($post, $folder)
}
$text = implode(",", $post);