Question

I have some Categories (numbers) in a MYSQL database that I am trying to echo and match up with a Category Name. eg. (1 = Mountain Bike, 2 = Road, 3 = Cyclocross)

I think I need to make an array or function to make this easier on myself when I echo the $event_type, what do you guys think?

if ($row_Recordset1['event_type'] == '1') echo 'Mountain Bike'; 
else if ($row_Recordset1['event_type'] == '2') echo 'Road'; 
else if ($row_Recordset1['event_type'] == '3') echo 'Cyclocross'; 

Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

try something like this

$event_types = array(1 => 'Mountain Bike', 2 => 'Road', 3 => 'Cyclocross');
echo $event_types[$row_Recordset1['event_type']];