mysql_fetch_array

Fetch a result row as an associative array, a numeric array, or both

&mysql.alternative.note;

- `mysqli_fetch_array`
- `PDOStatement::fetch`

&reftitle.description; `array` `mysql_fetch_array` `resource` `result` `int` `result_type` MYSQL_BOTH

Returns an array that corresponds to the fetched row and moves the internal data pointer ahead.

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&mysql.result.description;

`result_type`

- The type of array that is to be fetched. It's a constant and can take the following values: `MYSQL_ASSOC`, `MYSQL_NUM`, and `MYSQL_BOTH`.

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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), using `MYSQL_NUM`, you only get number indices (as `mysql_fetch_row` works).

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 must use the numeric index of the column or make an alias for the column. For aliased columns, you cannot access the contents with the original column name.

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### Query with aliased duplicate field names

    SELECT table1.field AS foo, table2.field AS bar FROM table1, table2

### `mysql_fetch_array` with `MYSQL_NUM`

    <?php
    mysql_connect("localhost", "mysql_user", "mysql_password") or
        die("Could not connect: " . mysql_error());
    mysql_select_db("mydb");

    $result = mysql_query("SELECT id, name FROM mytable");

    while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($result, MYSQL_NUM)) {
        printf("ID: %s  Name: %s", $row[0], $row[1]);
    }

    mysql_free_result($result);
    ?>

### `mysql_fetch_array` with `MYSQL_ASSOC`

    <?php
    mysql_connect("localhost", "mysql_user", "mysql_password") or
        die("Could not connect: " . mysql_error());
    mysql_select_db("mydb");

    $result = mysql_query("SELECT id, name FROM mytable");

    while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($result, MYSQL_ASSOC)) {
        printf("ID: %s  Name: %s", $row["id"], $row["name"]);
    }

    mysql_free_result($result);
    ?>

### `mysql_fetch_array` with `MYSQL_BOTH`

    <?php
    mysql_connect("localhost", "mysql_user", "mysql_password") or
        die("Could not connect: " . mysql_error());
    mysql_select_db("mydb");

    $result = mysql_query("SELECT id, name FROM mytable");

    while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($result, MYSQL_BOTH)) {
        printf ("ID: %s  Name: %s", $row[0], $row["name"]);
    }

    mysql_free_result($result);
    ?>

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### Performance

An important thing to note is that using `mysql_fetch_array` is not significantly slower than using `mysql_fetch_row`, while it provides a significant added value.

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&reftitle.seealso;

- `mysql_fetch_row`
- `mysql_fetch_assoc`
- `mysql_data_seek`
- `mysql_query`