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Asked: 2026-05-24T14:06:43+00:00

Super simple query: mysql_connect($server ,$username,$password); @mysql_select_db($database) or die( Unable to select database); $query=SELECT RTRIM(a.Name),

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Super simple query:

mysql_connect($server ,$username,$password);

@mysql_select_db($database) or die( "Unable to select database");

$query="SELECT RTRIM(a.Name), a.Age, a.Sex, a.GunTime, a.Pace, b.Name as Race,  
a.RaceDate from 5K as a Join RaceIDs b on a.RaceID = b.ID Order By GunTime asc";

$result=mysql_query($query);

When this query executes, all of the columns return except for a.Name. If I remove theRTRIM() then the a.Name column returns as expected. Likewise, if I pass UPPER(a.Name), then that one column is empty. If I remove the UPPER(), then a.Name returns just fine.

Any clue why I can’t wrap these table-aliased arguments in standard MYSQL (v5.1) functions?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Provide a column alias for the function-wrapped columns:

    SELECT RTRIM(a.Name) AS Name ...

    Now when you fetch results (either mysql_fetch_assoc() or mysql_fetch_array()) the Name column will exist in your result row. ($row['Name'])

    Otherwise, the column is technically there, but you would have to reference it as RTRIM(a.Name) when fetching in PHP: ($row['RTRIM(a.Name)'])

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