How to loop through a mysql result set

Question

What are some different ways to loop through a mysql result set? I'm new to PHP and MySQL so I'm looking for simple ways to loop through and an explanation as to how the provided code works.

Answer 1

the first example that comes to my mind:

    <?php

    $link = mysql_connect(/*arguments here*/);

    $query = sprintf("select * from table");

    $result = mysql_query($query, $link);

    if ($result) {
      while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result)) {
        // do something with the $row
      }

    }
    else {
      echo mysql_error();
    }
?>

Answer 2

Here is a full example:

http://php.net/manual/en/mysqli-result.fetch-array.php

1. Connect
2. Select database
3. Make query
4. Cycle on the result and fetch array to get the row