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PHP mysql_result function

PHP : mysql_result() function

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Description

The mysql_result() is used to fetch the contents of a single field from a mysql query.

Version

(PHP 4 and above)

Syntax

mysql_result (result, row, field)

Parameters

Name Description Required/ Optional Type
result Refers to the resource return by a valid mysql query (calling by mysql_query()). Required Resource
row The row number from the result that's being retrieved. Row numbers start at 0. Required Integer
field The name or position of the field being retrieved. Optional Mixed*

*Mixed : Mixed indicates that a parameter may accept multiple (but not necessarily all) types.

Return value

The contents of one field from a MySQL result set on success, or FALSE on failure.

Value Type : String.

Example :

<?php
$con = mysql_connect("localhost", "root", "mypass");
$selectdb = mysql_select_db("tutorials",$con);
$result = mysql_query("select name from tutorials");
$no_result = mysql_num_rows($result);
echo "<h2>Here is a list of the topics :</h2>";
for ($i=0;$i<=$no_result;$i++)
{
echo "<p>".mysql_result($result,$i)."</p>"; 
}
mysql_close($con);
?> 

Output :

Here is a list of the topics :

html

css

sql

mysql

javascript

php

See also

PHP Function Reference

mysql_fetch_row()

mysql_fetch_array()

mysql_fetch_assoc()

mysql_fetch_object()

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