mysql_fetch_assoc
(PHP 4 >= 4.0.3)
mysql_fetch_assoc -- Fetch a result row as an associative
array
Description
array mysql_fetch_assoc ( resource result)
Returns an associative array that corresponds to the fetched
row, or FALSE if there are no more rows.
mysql_fetch_assoc() is equivalent to calling mysql_fetch_array()
with MYSQL_ASSOC for the optional second parameter. It only
returns an associative array. This is the way mysql_fetch_array()
originally worked. If you need the numeric indices as well
as the associative, use mysql_fetch_array().
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 either need to access
the result with numeric indices by using mysql_fetch_row()
or add alias names. See the example at the mysql_fetch_array()
description about aliases.
An important thing to note is that using mysql_fetch_assoc()
is not significantly slower than using mysql_fetch_row(),
while it provides a significant added value.
Note: Field names returned by this function are case-sensitive.
Example 1. An expanded mysql_fetch_assoc() example
<?php
$conn = mysql_connect("localhost", "mysql_user",
"mysql_password");
if (!$conn) {
echo "Unable to connect to DB: " . mysql_error();
exit;
}
if (!mysql_select_db("mydbname")) {
echo "Unable to select mydbname: " . mysql_error();
exit;
}
$sql = "SELECT id as userid, fullname, userstatus
FROM sometable
WHERE userstatus = 1";
$result = mysql_query($sql);
if (!$result) {
echo "Could not successfully run query ($sql) from
DB: " . mysql_error();
exit;
}
if (mysql_num_rows($result) == 0) {
echo "No rows found, nothing to print so am exiting";
exit;
}
// While a row of data exists, put that row in $row as
an associative array
// Note: If you're expecting just one row, no need to use
a loop
// Note: If you put extract($row); inside the following
loop, you'll
// then create $userid, $fullname, and $userstatus
while ($row = mysql_fetch_assoc($result)) {
echo $row["userid"];
echo $row["fullname"];
echo $row["userstatus"];
}
mysql_free_result($result);
?>
See also mysql_fetch_row(), mysql_fetch_array(), mysql_query()
and mysql_error().
