PHP mysqli_fetch_array() Function
Example
Fetch a result row as a numeric array and as an associative array:
<?php
$con=mysqli_connect("localhost","my_user","my_password","my_db");
// Check connection
if (mysqli_connect_errno())
{
echo "Failed to connect to MySQL: " . mysqli_connect_error();
}
$sql="SELECT Lastname,Age FROM Persons ORDER BY Lastname";
$result=mysqli_query($con,$sql);
// Numeric array
$row=mysqli_fetch_array($result,MYSQLI_NUM);
printf ("%s (%s)\n",$row[0],$row[1]);
// Associative array
$row=mysqli_fetch_array($result,MYSQLI_ASSOC);
printf ("%s (%s)\n",$row["Lastname"],$row["Age"]);
// Free result set
mysqli_free_result($result);
mysqli_close($con);
?>
$con=mysqli_connect("localhost","my_user","my_password","my_db");
// Check connection
if (mysqli_connect_errno())
{
echo "Failed to connect to MySQL: " . mysqli_connect_error();
}
$sql="SELECT Lastname,Age FROM Persons ORDER BY Lastname";
$result=mysqli_query($con,$sql);
// Numeric array
$row=mysqli_fetch_array($result,MYSQLI_NUM);
printf ("%s (%s)\n",$row[0],$row[1]);
// Associative array
$row=mysqli_fetch_array($result,MYSQLI_ASSOC);
printf ("%s (%s)\n",$row["Lastname"],$row["Age"]);
// Free result set
mysqli_free_result($result);
mysqli_close($con);
?>
Definition and Usage
The mysqli_fetch_array() function fetches a result row as an associative array, a numeric array, or both.
Note: Fieldnames returned from this function are case-sensitive.
Syntax
mysqli_fetch_array(result,resulttype);
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| result | Required. Specifies a result set identifier returned by mysqli_query(), mysqli_store_result() or mysqli_use_result() |
| resulttype | Optional. Specifies what type of array that should be produced. Can be
one of the following values:
|
Technical Details
| Return Value: | Returns an array of strings that corresponds to the fetched row. NULL if there are no more rows in result-set |
|---|---|
| PHP Version: | 5+ |
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