PHP functions

[aviemma]

hello I am a beginner in PHP, but after doing a lot of coding I just cant differenciate between mysql_fetch_arr ay(), mysql_fetch_row (), mysql_fetch_ass oc() and mysql_fetch_enu m()...kindly plz tell wat's the main difference in using dese functions...
thank you

[dlite922]

just different ways of getting the same database result.

The manual at php.net should help you and show you examples.


Dan

[Dormilich]

though it may be still too advanced… there exist classes (MySQLi, PDO) that enable you to fetch all results at once instead of looping through the result set… just a mention

[Markus]

mysql_fetch_arr ay(), as the name suggests, will return an array of resuts (both numeric and associative - by default). mysql_fetch_row () will, that's right, return a single row. mysql_fetch_ass oc() will return an associative array. Never heard of the mysql_fetch_enu m() function, though.

The main difference is what they're used for - the name should make that clear.

[Dormilich]

Never heard of the mysql_fetch_enu m() function, though.

no wonder… it doesn't exist.