php man page for mysql_fetch_assoc

MYSQL_FETCH_ASSOC(3)							 1						      MYSQL_FETCH_ASSOC(3)

mysql_fetch_assoc - Fetch a result row as an associative array

SYNOPSIS
       Warning

	      This  extension  is deprecated as of PHP 5.5.0, and will be removed in the future. Instead, the MySQLi or PDO_MySQL extension should
	      be used. See also MySQL: choosing an API guide and related FAQ for more information. Alternatives to this function include:

		     omysqli_fetch_assoc(3)

		     o PDOStatement::fetch

       array mysql_fetch_assoc (resource  $result)

DESCRIPTION
	Returns an associative array that corresponds to the fetched row and moves the internal data pointer ahead. mysql_fetch_assoc(3) is equiv-
       alent to calling mysql_fetch_array(3) with MYSQL_ASSOC for the optional second parameter. It only returns an associative array.

	      o $
		result -The result resource that is being evaluated. This result comes from a call to mysql_query(3).

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

	If two or more columns of the result have the same field names, the last column will take precedence. To access the other column(s) of the
       same name, you either need to access the result with numeric indices by using mysql_fetch_row(3) or add alias names. See the example at the
       mysql_fetch_array(3) description about aliases.

       Example #1

	      An expanded mysql_fetch_assoc(3) example

	      <?php

	      $conn = mysql_connect("localhost", "mysql_user", "mysql_password");

	      if (!$conn) {
		  echo "Unable to connect to DB: " . mysql_error();
		  exit;
	      }

	      if (!mysql_select_db("mydbname")) {
		  echo "Unable to select mydbname: " . mysql_error();
		  exit;
	      }

	      $sql = "SELECT id as userid, fullname, userstatus
		      FROM   sometable
		      WHERE  userstatus = 1";

	      $result = mysql_query($sql);

	      if (!$result) {
		  echo "Could not successfully run query ($sql) from DB: " . mysql_error();
		  exit;
	      }

	      if (mysql_num_rows($result) == 0) {
		  echo "No rows found, nothing to print so am exiting";
		  exit;
	      }

	      // While a row of data exists, put that row in $row as an associative array
	      // Note: If you're expecting just one row, no need to use a loop
	      // Note: If you put extract($row); inside the following loop, you'll
	      //       then create $userid, $fullname, and $userstatus
	      while ($row = mysql_fetch_assoc($result)) {
		  echo $row["userid"];
		  echo $row["fullname"];
		  echo $row["userstatus"];
	      }

	      mysql_free_result($result);

	      ?>

       Note

	      Performance

	       An  important  thing to note is that using mysql_fetch_assoc(3) is not significantly slower than using mysql_fetch_row(3), while it
	      provides a significant added value.

       Note

	      Field names returned by this function are case-sensitive.

       Note

	      This function sets NULL fields to the PHP NULL value.

       mysql_fetch_row(3), mysql_fetch_array(3), mysql_data_seek(3), mysql_query(3), mysql_error(3).

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