Get row numbers from mysql_fetch_array result - php

Question

I have pulled in the data from a mysql database using select * with the intention of using the data several times without doing repeated sql enquiries using WHERE.
Using this data I am extracting rows that contain a search element using
while($row=mysql_fetch_array($query_result)){ <<<if match add to new array>>> }
As there are thousands of rows this is taking a longer time than I want.
I am trying to use:
$row=mysql_fetch_array($query_result);
$a = array_search($word_to_check, $row);
echo $a;
This extracts the correct sql headings but not the row number. What I want to achieve is
if $word is found in mysql_fetch_array($query_result) the add the row where it was found into the new array for processing.
Any thoughts? Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Don't use mysql_* functions they are depracated. Use mysqli or pdo instead.
It's not wise to search in array of mysql results in php while it can be done in mysql. Let's say you have table and you want to find all numbers in number column that are greater than 5
SELECT FROM table_name WHERE number>5
to find text you can use simple clause
SELECT FROM table_name WHERE name = 'username'
You can also create more complex conditions.
From MYSQL manual:
WHERE clause, if given, indicates the condition or conditions that rows must satisfy to be selected. where_condition is an expression that evaluates to true for each row to be selected. The statement selects all rows if there is no WHERE clause
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Answer 2

If you want to limit the query to only once, fetch all the results into temporary array and do the search from it like below
<?php
$all_rows=array();
$match_rows=array();
$i=0;
$limit=100000;
while($row=mysql_fetch_array($query_result)){
$all_rows[]=$row;
if($i % $limit == 0){ // this part only functions every 100,000 cycles.
foreach($all_rows as $search_row){
if(array_search($word_to_check, $search_row)
$match_rows[]=$search_row;
}
$all_rows=array();//reset temporary array
}
$i++;
}
//This solution assumes the required word can be found in mulitple columns