Custom array Index in Mysql Alias - php

Question

I wanted to know if it is possible to list the records of a Mysql query into custom arrays
Like when I do
SELECT CAT.catgryname,count(JB.knifeid) AS total
FROM jbs AS JB
LEFT JOIN krgstrs AS KR ON KR.id = JB.knfid
LEFT JOIN accnts AS ACC ON ACC.job_id = JB.id
LEFT JOIN catgor AS CAT ON CAT.id = KR.subctid
WHERE JB.usrid =xxx
GROUP BY CAT.catgryname
it gives me
[0] => Array
(
[CAT] => Array
(
[categoryname] => Fridge Magnet
)
[0] => Array
(
[total] => 22
[MNTH] => Jan
)
)
I wanted to have a custom index instead of a 0 for the second array nested inside like
[0] => Array
(
[CAT] => Array
(
[categoryname] => Fridge Magnet
)
[DET] => Array
(
[total] => 22
[MNTH] => Jan
)
)
Note the DET instead of a 0 here.
I tried
SELECT CAT.catname,count(cat.id) as DET.total
But it throws an error as I think it interprets DET to be a table here.
Thanks All.

Answer 1

I wouldn't do this on DB-Side.
However i don't know how you get the array (using mysqli or mysql PHP extension). Regardless of that, just do that on the PHP-Side, as pointed out in the comments.
Try using this ($results is the array you have as described - with indexes CAT and 0)
$newArray = array();
foreach($results as $result) {
$newArray[] = array(
'CAT' => array(
'categoryname' => $result["CAT"]["categoryname"]
),
'DET' => array(
'total' => $result[0]["total"],
'MNTH' => $result[0]["MNTH"]
)
);
}
And there you go with $newArray