Question

I would like to string together database values into a string. Something like $a “text” $b.
And then use the entire string as a variable, let’s say $c.

Is it better to do this at the database level? Will php use lots of resources to do this?

Answer 1

perfectly acceptable – calculated or derived field in mysql for example

 select
  c.firstname,
  c.lastname,
  concat(c.firstname, ' ', c.lastname) as fullname
 from
  customer c
 where
  c.cust_id = 1;