PHP mysqli fetch_array() Function
Example - Object Oriented style
Fetch a result row as a numeric array and as an associative array:
<?php
$mysqli = new mysqli("localhost","my_user","my_password","my_db");
if ($mysqli -> connect_errno) {
echo "Failed to connect to MySQL: " .
$mysqli -> connect_error;
exit();
}
$sql = "SELECT Lastname, Age FROM Persons ORDER BY Lastname";
$result -> query($sql);
// Numeric array
$row = $result
-> fetch_array(MYSQLI_NUM);
printf ("%s (%s)\n", $row[0], $row[1]);
// Associative array
$row = $result
-> fetch_array(MYSQLI_ASSOC);
printf ("%s (%s)\n", $row["Lastname"], $row["Age"]);
// Free result set
$result
-> free_result();
$mysqli -> close();
?>
Look at example of procedural style at the bottom.
Definition and Usage
The fetch_array() / 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
Object oriented style:
$mysqli_result ->
fetch_array(resulttype)
Procedural style:
mysqli_fetch_array(result,resulttype)
Parameter Values
| 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+ |
Example - Procedural style
Fetch a result row as a numeric array and as an associative array:
<?php
$con=mysqli_connect("localhost","my_user","my_password","my_db");
if (mysqli_connect_errno()) {
echo "Failed to connect to MySQL: " . mysqli_connect_error();
exit();
}
$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);
?>
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