Fetch Associative Array

Fetch Associative Array

<?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);

?>