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mysqli_result::fetch_row

mysqli_fetch_row

(PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

mysqli_result::fetch_row -- mysqli_fetch_rowFetch the next row of a result set as an enumerated array

Description

Object-oriented style

public mysqli_result::fetch_row(): array|null|false

Procedural style

mysqli_fetch_row(mysqli_result $result): array|null|false

Fetches one row of data from the result set and returns it as an enumerated array, where each column is stored in an array offset starting from 0 (zero). Each subsequent call to this function will return the next row within the result set, or null if there are no more rows.

Note: This function sets NULL fields to the PHP null value.

Parameters

result

Procedural style only: A mysqli_result object returned by mysqli_query(), mysqli_store_result(), mysqli_use_result() or mysqli_stmt_get_result().

Return Values

Returns an enumerated array representing the fetched row, null if there are no more rows in the result set, or false on failure.

Examples

Example #1 mysqli_result::fetch_row() example

Object-oriented style

<?php

mysqli_report
(MYSQLI_REPORT_ERROR | MYSQLI_REPORT_STRICT);
$mysqli = new mysqli("localhost", "my_user", "my_password", "world");

$query = "SELECT Name, CountryCode FROM City ORDER BY ID DESC";

$result = $mysqli->query($query);

/* fetch object array */
while ($row = $result->fetch_row()) {
printf("%s (%s)\n", $row[0], $row[1]);
}

Procedural style

<?php

mysqli_report
(MYSQLI_REPORT_ERROR | MYSQLI_REPORT_STRICT);
$mysqli = mysqli_connect("localhost", "my_user", "my_password", "world");

$query = "SELECT Name, CountryCode FROM City ORDER BY ID DESC";

$result = mysqli_query($mysqli, $query);

/* fetch associative array */
while ($row = mysqli_fetch_row($result)) {
printf("%s (%s)\n", $row[0], $row[1]);
}

The above examples will output something similar to:

Pueblo (USA)
Arvada (USA)
Cape Coral (USA)
Green Bay (USA)
Santa Clara (USA)

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Stephen
17 years ago
It's worth noting that the MySQLi functions (and, I presume, the MySQL functions) fetch a string regardless of the MySQL data type. E.g. if you fetch a row with an integer column, the corresponding value for that column and row will still be stored as a string in the array returned by mysql_fetch_row.
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sainthyoga2003 at gmail dot com
10 years ago
Note that mysqli_fetch() is deprecated but still is in PHP function list. mysqli_fetch_row() is nowadays mysql procedural style used, but is not listed in PHP functions.
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evangun2001 at yahoo dot fr
17 years ago
Remember that fetch() and fetch_row() are two different things, and differ in the way to use them.

- fetch() is used on a statement (like an executed prepared statement) and needs to be used in association with bind_result().

- fetch_row() is used on a result (like the result of query()).

As a consequence, if you want to use to use fetch_row() with an executed prepared statement, first you'll have to get the result out of this statement with mysqli_store_result() or mysqli_use_result().
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maillist at pnpitalia.it
20 years ago
from "README.PHP4-TO-PHP5-THIN-CHANGES"

4. Be careful when porting from ext/mysql to ext/mysqli. The following
functions return NULL when no more data is available in the result set
(ext/mysql's functions return FALSE).

- mysqli_fetch_row()
- mysqli_fetch_array()
- mysqli_fetch_assoc()
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