PHP mysql_fetch_array() Function
Definition and Usage
The mysql_fetch_array() function retrieves a row from the result set as an associative array, a numeric array, or both.
Returns an array generated from the rows obtained from the result set, or false if there are no more rows.
Syntax
mysql_fetch_array(data,array_type)
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| data | Optional. Specifies the data pointer to be used. This data pointer is generated by the mysql_query() function. |
| array_type |
Optional. Specifies the type of result to return. Possible values:
|
Tips and Comments
Note:mysql_fetch_array() is mysql_fetch_row() the extended version. In addition to storing data in the array with numeric indexing, it can also store data with associated indexing, using field names as the key names.
Tip:An important point to note is that mysql_fetch_array() is not obviously better than using mysql_fetch_row() Slow and also obviously provides more values.
Note:The field names returned by this function are case-sensitive.
Example
<?php
$con = mysql_connect("localhost", "hello", "321");
if (!$con)
{
die('Could not connect: ' . mysql_error());
}
$db_selected = mysql_select_db("test_db",$con);
$sql = "SELECT * from Person WHERE Lastname='Adams'";
$result = mysql_query($sql,$con);
print_r(mysql_fetch_array($result));
mysql_close($con);
?>
Output similar to:
Array ( [0] => Adams [LastName] => Adams [1] => John [FirstName] => John [2] => London [City] => London )
