Question

This is a simple question for PHP users. The reason I couldn’t get the the exact difference between mysql_fetch_array() and mysql_fetch_row() in PHP is that I had been working much with Java.

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Before I post this question here, I got some answers from Google but I found they’re somewhat confusing. Some of the links I found on the internet are as follows.

Answer 1

Answer 2

Answer 3

Answer 4

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I couldn’t get the exact idea from the above answers. So actually what is the exact difference between them?

Answer 1

The documentation is pretty clear on this, have you looked at it ?

mysql_fetch_array ( resource $result [, int $result_type = MYSQL_BOTH ] )

Returns an array of strings that corresponds to the fetched row, or
FALSE if there are no more rows. The type of returned array depends on
how result_type is defined. By using MYSQL_BOTH (default), you’ll get
an array with both associative and number indices. Using MYSQL_ASSOC,
you only get associative indices (as mysql_fetch_assoc() works), [by] using
MYSQL_NUM, you only get number indices (as mysql_fetch_row() works).

mysql_fetch_row ( resource $result )

Returns an numerical array of strings that corresponds to the fetched
row, or FALSE if there are no more rows.

mysql_fetch_row() fetches one row of data from the result associated
with the specified result identifier. The row is returned as an array.
Each result column is stored in an array offset, starting at offset 0.

In summary

mysql_fetch_array( $result, MYSQL_ASSOC ) = mysql_fetch_assoc( $result )
mysql_fetch_array( $result, MYSQL_NUM ) = mysql_fetch_row( $result )

And

mysql_fetch_array ( $result ) = mysql_fetch_assoc( $result ) + mysql_fetch_row( $result )