How can I count how many fields there are in this row:
$row['number']
while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($result))
{
echo '
<td class="alt">'.$row['number'].'</td>
$number = $row['number']
}
It could depend on how you're populating $row. If you use mysql_fetch_assoc() or mysql_fetch_row() you can just use count($row). However, if you use mysql_fetch_array() you'll need to divide by 2 since it returns both enumerated and associative values.
There are countless other methods of populating $row. It's all merely speculation without having more information.
Try to use mysql_num_fields().
Example:
<?php
$result = mysql_query("SELECT `field1`,`field2` FROM `table`");
/* returns 2 because field1, field2 === two fields */
echo mysql_num_fields($result);
?>
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When I use mysqli_fetch_array() I get an array, but how do I read the values? Is a While-Loop the only option, or can I pick any value from a row and column like a multidimensional array with index like row[0] column [3] ?
while loop fetches you a row per iteration.
You can get all rows as multidimensional array with mysqli_fetch_all
After that you can use pick your values with [rowNum][colNum]
But beware when your result has lot of rows - array can be very big and cause memory or other issues.
Update to clarify:
if you want to receive multidimensional array of rows there are two ways:
First: iterate over mysqli_result with fetch_assoc/fetch_array and append row to array:
$rows = array();
while ($row = mysqli_fetch_array($res)) {
$rows[] = $row;
}
echo $rows[0]['whatever'];
Second: receive all results with one function call:
$rows = mysqli_fetch_all($res, MYSQLI_ASSOC);
echo $rows[0]['whatever'];
That's all. No more methods are available.
It depends how you are returning your results from the database.
there are flags in your mysqli_fetch_array function which you can set to modify your returned result.
If you use $row = mysqli_fetch_array($result, MYSQLI_ASSOC); or in OOP $row = $result->fetch_array(MYSQLI_ASSOC);
then you can access your returned result as column name in your while loop like $row['name'] or $row['age']
Or if you use $row = mysqli_fetch_array($result, MYSQLI_NUM); or in OOP $row = $result->fetch_array(MYSQLI_NUM);
then you can access your returned result in while loop like $row[0] or $row[3]
Simple example would be
while($row = mysqli_fetch_array($result)) {
echo $row['name'] . " " . $row['age'];
}
For further information. Read PHP.net Fetch Array
Your question suggests that your goal is just to get a single value. If that is the case, you should limit your query to only return what you're looking for rather than getting everything and then finding what you want in the results with PHP.
For the column, specify the one column you want instead of using *, (SELECT one_column FROM your_table) and for the row, either use a WHERE clause to select a specific id (provided that is defined on your table) or use a LIMIT clause to select a specific row number from the result set. Then you won't have to fetch in a loop or fetch all. Your query result (if it's successful) will just have one row with one column, and you can fetch once and get your value.
Granted, if you're going to need to do this repeatedly (i.e. in a loop), it isn't the best approach.
I am generating a stylized table from mysql with php but for some reason it creates duplicate columns of my Date and Count. Can someone help figure out why this is happening to me? Thank you
<?php
include("dbconnect.php");
$link=Connection();
$result = mysql_query(
"SELECT Date, Count
FROM testLocation
WHERE Date
BETWEEN '2016-04-10 00:01:11' AND '2016-04-23 00:01:11'"
,$link
);
if($result!==FALSE){
echo '<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="db-table">';
echo '<tr><th>Date</th><th>Count</th></tr>';
while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result)) {
echo '<tr>';
foreach($row as $key=>$value1){
echo '<td>', $value1,'</td>';
}
echo '<tr>';
}
echo '</table><br />';
mysql_free_result($result);
mysql_close();
}
?>
First off all, please try to change your code to MySQLi, now for your problem you need to know that mysql_fetch_array will return an array with associative and numeric keys. From the docs:
Returns an array of strings that corresponds to the fetched row, or FALSE if there are no more rows. The type of returned array depends on how result_type is defined. By using MYSQL_BOTH (default), you'll get an array with both associative and number indices. Using MYSQL_ASSOC, you only get associative indices (as mysql_fetch_assoc() works), using MYSQL_NUM, you only get number indices (as mysql_fetch_row() works).
So to avoid duplicate data in your loop you need to use either of these three options:
// The important part here is to set the result type eg: MYSQL_ASSOC or MYSQL_NUM. By defualt it is MYSQL_BOTH and thats your problem right now.
$row = mysql_fetch_array($result, MYSQL_ASSOC | MYSQL_NUM);
// Or this, it will return rows with associative indexes (keys are named after the column), eg: $row['Date']
$row = mysql_fetch_assoc($result);
// Or this, it will return rows with numeric indexes, eg: $row[0]
$row = mysql_fetch_row($result);
i hope to iterate the elements fetched from datebase
But the result looks very unexpected .
I found the code below print the $value and echo "<td id=".$key.$tag.">".$value."</td>";twice. Is there anything i misunderstood?
function selectTable($table){
$sql= "SELECT * FROM ".$table ;
$result=mysql_query($sql)
or die(mysql_error());
return $result;
}
$table = 'battery_con';
$result = selectTable($table);
unset($table);
while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result)){
......
foreach ($row as $key => $value) {
print $value;
echo "<td id=".$key.$tag.">".$value."</td>";
}
.....
}
You are using mysql_fetch_array which by default returns an array with two elements per column (this is what the second (optional) paramter means: result_type = MYSQL_BOTH).
One is indexed with an integer representing the column index, one is indexed with the column name.
That's why you get two entries in your list. You would set the second parameter to MYSQL_ASSOC to get just one value per column.
Please use mysql_fetch_assoc() place of mysql_fetch_array()
I hope it will help
In addition to #Andreas's answer by default mysql_fetch_array gives both associative and numeric indexes, if you don't want this you can limit it with the second parameter in your while loop:
$row = mysql_fetch_array($result, MYSQL_NUM); // numeric keys only
$row = mysql_fetch_array($result, MYSQL_ASSOC); // associative keys only
As previously mentioned by #sonusindhu you can also use mysql_fetch_row to only get numeric keys, or mysql_fetch_assoc to only get associative keys.
Update
The mysql_xxx() functions being deprecated you should consider using the mysqli_xxx() functions instead.
See the example 1 of the php manual for more details:
http://php.net/manual/en/mysqli-result.fetch-array.php
Here is my PHP MySQL query:
$query = "SELECT falsegoto FROM timeconditions WHERE [timeconditions_id] = 0";
$result = mysql_query($query);
There should be only a single result from this query, and I'm not sure how display it in PHP?
mysql_result() seems to only work with larger data sets?
Any help or explanation would be valued.
As Peeha mentiod, your using mysql, but it's better to use mysqli
So the code will then look like this:
$query = "SELECT falsegoto FROM timeconditions WHERE [timeconditions_id] = 0";
$result = mysqli_query($query);
while($row = myslqi_fetch_assoc($result){
// DO STUFF
}
I use this for everything. It just loops through every row in the result. and if there's just one row, it while's only one time....
use it like this :
while ($row = mysql_fetch_assoc($result)) {
echo $row['firstname'];
echo $row['lastname'];
echo $row['address'];
echo $row['age'];
}
You have to fetch the row, there are a few methods of doing it: mysql_fetch_object, mysql_fetch_row, mysql_fetch_array and mysql_fetch_assoc.
These methods will read a single line from the result and remove it from the handler, so if you loop the call it will read all the rows, one by one until it reaches the end and returns false.
example:
while($obj = mysql_fetch_object($result)){
echo $obj->name;
}
PHP.net documentation:
mysql_fetch_object,
mysql_fetch_row,
mysql_fetch_array,
mysql_fetch_assoc
I need to have a single row of data "printed out" through php.
So, take this example from w3schools:
http://www.w3schools.com/PHP/php_mysql_select.asp
There is a cicle that goes through all the rows ( in this case, 2) and prints them out. The end result is:
Peter Griffin
Glenn Quagmire
What I want is to be able to select row 1 or 2 (or more) and just have that row of data selected. Then I could say something like (I know this doesent work, just an example):
echo $row["Name",2];
And get:
Glenn Quagmire
I believe I have to get a special parameter in mysql_fetch_array, but I cant find it anywhere, and I bet its something really simple. Please help me out, full examples/tutorials/guides links are preferred.
you have 2 options. First is edit your SQL query like exmaple below this will return just 2nd row from database.
$result = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM Persons" WHERE id = 2);
Or during the foreach loop fetch all result into another array.
$result = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM Persons");
$rows = array();
while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result))
{
$rows[] = $row['FirstName'] . " " . $row['LastName'];
}
As far as i know mysql doesnt have a function to return the entire query as an array.
So you can switch to using PDO (recommended):
$sth = $dbh->prepare("SELECT name, colour FROM fruit");
$sth->execute();
$result = $sth->fetchAll();
echo $result[1]['name'];
or if you must use the mysql_functions just create an array with the loop:
while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result)) {
$result[] = $row;
}
echo $result[1]['name'];
fetchall the results into an array and print the row you want.