mysql_fetch_array

Description

Returns an array that corresponds to the fetched row and moves the internal data pointer ahead.

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Return Values

Returns an array 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).

If two or more columns of the result have the same field names, the last column will take precedence. To access the other column(s) of the same name, you must use the numeric index of the column or make an alias for the column. For aliased columns, you cannot access the contents with the original column name.

Examples

Example 1. Query with aliased duplicate field names SELECT table1.field AS foo, table2.field AS bar FROM table1, table2

Example 2. mysql_fetch_array() with MYSQL_NUM <?php mysql_connect("localhost", "mysql_user", "mysql_password") or     die("Could not connect: " . mysql_error()); mysql_select_db("mydb"); $result = mysql_query("SELECT id, name FROM mytable"); while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($result, MYSQL_NUM)) {     printf("ID: %s  Name: %s", $row[0], $row[1]);   } mysql_free_result($result); ?>

Example 3. mysql_fetch_array() with MYSQL_ASSOC <?php mysql_connect("localhost", "mysql_user", "mysql_password") or     die("Could not connect: " . mysql_error()); mysql_select_db("mydb"); $result = mysql_query("SELECT id, name FROM mytable"); while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($result, MYSQL_ASSOC)) {     printf("ID: %s  Name: %s", $row["id"], $row["name"]); } mysql_free_result($result); ?>

Example 4. mysql_fetch_array() with MYSQL_BOTH <?php mysql_connect("localhost", "mysql_user", "mysql_password") or     die("Could not connect: " . mysql_error()); mysql_select_db("mydb"); $result = mysql_query("SELECT id, name FROM mytable"); while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($result, MYSQL_BOTH)) {     printf ("ID: %s  Name: %s", $row[0], $row["name"]); } mysql_free_result($result); ?>

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