Question

<?php   
$q=select * from students where (dynamic for user searching)   
$qry=mysql_fetch_array($q);   
while($row=mysql_fetch_array())   
{   
   **// i do not need data here?**   
}   
?>   
< table>   
< tr>< td><?php echo **$row[?][?];** ?>< /td>< td><?php echo **$row[?][?];** ?>< /td>...< /tr>   
< tr>< td><?php echo **$row[?][?];** ?>< /td>< td><?php echo **$row[?][?];** ?>< /td>...< /tr>   
....    
< /table> 

In need to generate a dynamic report in html table format
the html table rows and columns are static for results
so i cant use echo with in while loop
i have to access it out side while loop
i have an idea of selecting single row single column for each cell of table separatly
but it will be time consuming and length
any alternative or solution?

Answer 1

You don’t have to use a while loop. You can fetch the data as you need it.

$row1 = mysql_fetch_array($qry);
$row2 = mysql_fetch_array($qry);

I don’t like doing this though because you have to keep track of the resource ($qry in this case) and you have to keep typing mysql_fetch_*() so I tend to load results into an array before I use them.

$result = array();
while($row=mysql_fetch_object($qry))
{
    $result[] = $row;
}