im just need the easiest way in php to navigate in this result:
$datos = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM
usuariosLIMIT 0, 30 ");
I mean, how do i do an echo from $datos in each element of the table?
Ex. Table:
ID Name LastName
1 Domingo Sarmiento
2 Juan Lopez
How can i read for example the second last name?
mysql_query, when used for SELECT statements, returns a resource which you can use to return the found rows:
$result = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM usuarios LIMIT 0, 30 ");
while ($row = mysql_fetch_assoc($result)) {
echo $row['ID'];
echo $row['Name'];
echo $row['LastName'];
}
Refer to the linked documentation for additional uses and functions.
Since you are learning PHP/MySQL it would behoove me to point out the preferred method of interacting with databases: PDO. PDO affords a consistent interface to all supported databases with added benefits such as prepared statements and lowered injection risk, to name a couple.
You could try mysql_data_seek
Here's one of the examples from the site:
<?php
$query="SELECT * FROM `team` ORDER BY `team`.`id` ASC";
$result=mysql_query($query);
$last_row = mysql_num_rows($result) - 1;
if (mysql_data_seek($result, $last_row)) { //Set Pointer To LAST ROW in TEAM table.
$row = mysql_fetch_row($result); //Get LAST RECORD in TEAM table
$id = $row[0] + 1; //New Team ID Value
// more code here ...
} else { //Data Seek Error
echo "Cannot seek to row $last_row: " . mysql_error() . "\n";
}
?>
The PHP manual is a good start to use mysql_* functions.
What you are trying to do is loop through your result.
$datos = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM usuarios LIMIT 0, 30 ");
while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($datos, MYSQL_BOTH)) {
printf("ID: %s Name: %s LastName: %s", $row[0], $row[1], $row[2]);
}
