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Getting Data From MySQL Database
Data can be fetched from MySQL tables by executing SQL SELECT statement through PHP function mysql_query. You have several options to fetch data from MySQL.
The most frequently used option is to use function mysql_fetch_array(). This function returns row as an associative array, a numeric array, or both. This function returns FALSE if there are no more rows.
Below is a simple example to fetch records from employee table.
Example
Try out following example to display all the records from employee table.
<?php $dbhost = 'localhost:3036'; $dbuser = 'root'; $dbpass = 'rootpassword'; $conn = mysql_connect($dbhost, $dbuser, $dbpass); if(! $conn ) { die('Could not connect: ' . mysql_error()); } $sql = 'SELECT emp_id, emp_name, emp_salary FROM employee'; mysql_select_db('test_db'); $retval = mysql_query( $sql, $conn ); if(! $retval ) { die('Could not get data: ' . mysql_error()); } while($row = mysql_fetch_array($retval, MYSQL_ASSOC)) { echo "EMP ID :{$row['emp_id']} <br> ". "EMP NAME : {$row['emp_name']} <br> ". "EMP SALARY : {$row['emp_salary']} <br> ". "--------------------------------<br>"; } echo "Fetched data successfully\n"; mysql_close($conn); ?>
The content of the rows are assigned to the variable $row and the values in row are then printed.
NOTE − Always remember to put curly brackets when you want to insert an array value directly into a string.
In above example the constant MYSQL_ASSOC is used as the second argument to mysql_fetch_array(), so that it returns the row as an associative array. With an associative array you can access the field by using their name instead of using the index.
PHP provides another function called mysql_fetch_assoc() which also returns the row as an associative array.
Example
Try out following example to display all the records from employee table using mysql_fetch_assoc() function.
<?php $dbhost = 'localhost:3036'; $dbuser = 'root'; $dbpass = 'rootpassword'; $conn = mysql_connect($dbhost, $dbuser, $dbpass); if(! $conn ) { die('Could not connect: ' . mysql_error()); } $sql = 'SELECT emp_id, emp_name, emp_salary FROM employee'; mysql_select_db('test_db'); $retval = mysql_query( $sql, $conn ); if(! $retval ) { die('Could not get data: ' . mysql_error()); } while($row = mysql_fetch_assoc($retval)) { echo "EMP ID :{$row['emp_id']} <br> ". "EMP NAME : {$row['emp_name']} <br> ". "EMP SALARY : {$row['emp_salary']} <br> ". "--------------------------------<br>"; } echo "Fetched data successfully\n"; mysql_close($conn); ?>
You can also use the constant MYSQL_NUM, as the second argument to mysql_fetch_array(). This will cause the function to return an array with numeric index.
Example
Try out following example to display all the records from employee table using MYSQL_NUM argument.
<?php $dbhost = 'localhost:3036'; $dbuser = 'root'; $dbpass = 'rootpassword'; $conn = mysql_connect($dbhost, $dbuser, $dbpass); if(! $conn ) { die('Could not connect: ' . mysql_error()); } $sql = 'SELECT emp_id, emp_name, emp_salary FROM employee'; mysql_select_db('test_db'); $retval = mysql_query( $sql, $conn ); if(! $retval ) { die('Could not get data: ' . mysql_error()); } while($row = mysql_fetch_array($retval, MYSQL_NUM)) { echo "EMP ID :{$row[0]} <br> ". "EMP NAME : {$row[1]} <br> ". "EMP SALARY : {$row[2]} <br> ". "--------------------------------<br>"; } echo "Fetched data successfully\n"; mysql_close($conn); ?>
All the above three examples will produce same result.
Releasing Memory
Its a good practice to release cursor memory at the end of each SELECT statement. This can be done by using PHP function mysql_free_result(). Below is the example to show how it has to be used.
Example
Try out following example
<?php $dbhost = 'localhost:3036'; $dbuser = 'root'; $dbpass = 'rootpassword'; $conn = mysql_connect($dbhost, $dbuser, $dbpass); if(! $conn ) { die('Could not connect: ' . mysql_error()); } $sql = 'SELECT emp_id, emp_name, emp_salary FROM employee'; mysql_select_db('test_db'); $retval = mysql_query( $sql, $conn ); if(! $retval ) { die('Could not get data: ' . mysql_error()); } while($row = mysql_fetch_array($retval, MYSQL_NUM)) { echo "EMP ID :{$row[0]} <br> ". "EMP NAME : {$row[1]} <br> ". "EMP SALARY : {$row[2]} <br> ". "--------------------------------<br>"; } mysql_free_result($retval); echo "Fetched data successfully\n"; mysql_close($conn); ?>
While fetching data you can write as complex SQL as you like. Procedure will remain same as mentioned above.