PHP loop pulling from SQL (beginner) - php

Question

new to php and sql, and struggling for resources.
Essentially all I need to do is SELECT data from a table and to format it in appropriate html.
I've got the general idea, just not setting up the loop.
I have the SQL connection set up to the databse and then to the table.
here is the code. http://pastebin.com/vdTJgU5z
and the layout of the table.
http://i.imgur.com/JIpfI3g.png
Thanks guys, if there's anything that seems way off let me know, because i'd rather correct it now rather than later down the track.
CODE:
$query = mysqli_query($con,"SELECT * FROM tablenamehere");
while(????){
$game = $temp['game'];
$stance = $temp['stance'];
$start = $temp['start'];
}
echo '<div id="accordion">
<h3> echo $game $stance $start </td></h3>
</div>';

Answer 1

We all suggest the use of PDO for your MySQL connectivity.
Here's a quick and dirty way to get started (not tested):
$pdo = new PDO('mysql:dbname=dbtest;host=127.0.0.1;charset=utf8', 'user', 'pass');
$pdo->setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION); // all pdo errors will throw an exception
try {
$result = $pdo->query("SELECT * FROM myTable");
while($row = $result->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC)) {
echo "<tr>";
echo " <td>" . $row['column_name'] . "</td>";
echo " <td>" . $row['column_name2'] . "</td>";
echo " <td>" . $row['column_name3'] . "</td>";
echo "</tr>";
}
} catch(PDOException $e) {
echo "Something went wrong with the query. {$e->getMessage()}";
}

Answer 2

I suggest taking a look at the PHP manual
http://www.php.net/manual/en/control-structures.intro.php
http://www.php.net/manual/en/control-structures.while.php
It is pretty straightforward once you get the hang of it and understand what it is supposed to be doing.

Answer 3

Try this
$query = mysqli_query($con,"SELECT * FROM tablenamehere");
while($query){
$game = $query['game'];
$stance = $query['stance'];
$start = $query['start'];
echo "<div id='accordion'>
<h3><tr><td>".$game."</td><td>".$stance."</td><td>".$start."</td></tr></h3>
</div>";
}