mysql_fetch_array for multiple tables

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mysql_fetch_array for multiple tables

Apr 24th, 2008

I need to get information from 2 tables in the same mysql database

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$sql = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM notes, customers WHERE `to`='next' LIMIT 5");
 
		  while($a = mysql_fetch_array($sql)){
 
  		  $row_color = ($row_count % 2) ? "#EFEFEF" : "#FFFFFF";
 
		  	echo("<tr bgcolor=\"$row_color\">
    <td height=\"25\">" . $a['custid'] . "</td>
    <td height=\"25\">" . $a['name'] . "</td>
    <td>" . $a['ebay'] . "</td>
	<td>" . $a['title'] . "</td>
	<td>" . $a['type'] . "</td>
</tr>");
 
			$row_count++;
		  }
$sql = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM notes, customers WHERE `to`='next' LIMIT 5");

		  while($a = mysql_fetch_array($sql)){
		    
  		  $row_color = ($row_count % 2) ? "#EFEFEF" : "#FFFFFF";
		    
		  	echo("<tr bgcolor=\"$row_color\">
    <td height=\"25\">" . $a['custid'] . "</td>
    <td height=\"25\">" . $a['name'] . "</td>
    <td>" . $a['ebay'] . "</td>
	<td>" . $a['title'] . "</td>
	<td>" . $a['type'] . "</td>
</tr>");
		
			$row_count++;
		  }

The name and ebay fields are in the customer table and the rest are in the notes table. The code above doesnt produce any error just no rows are displayed

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Re: mysql_fetch_array for multiple tables

Apr 24th, 2008

you cant query two tables aat once. Either do them one at a time or make a stored procedure. I don't know anything about mysql so I cant help with the stored procedure.

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Re: mysql_fetch_array for multiple tables

Apr 24th, 2008

is the talbes realted to each othere and the primary key of one table should be the foreign of the other tbale that u are trying to get datafrom
if soo
then you can use join
select from note, coustomers where note.id =costomer.id and to = 'next';
u can get more information on this from
http://www.tizag.com/mysqlTutorial/mysqljoins.php