So what does mysql_fetch_object() do? It fetches a result row (or field) as an object. Now imagine you had a MySQL table named
users and a field/row named
username. If you wanted to display these usernames in descending order, you'd first of all create a MySQL query:
PHP Code:
<?php
$sql=mysql_query("SELECT * FROM `users`");
while($object=mysql_fetch_object($sql)) {
echo $object->username."<br />";
}
?>
Okay, so basically mysql_query() is to create a new MySQL query to interact with the database. If you know a little SQL, SELECT * means select ALL (* = wildcard) FROM `users` table.
The while() loop - well, take a wild guess. "Loops" are continual chains of events that never really stop. Or, until the end of time. But in this case it'll loop all of the values in that specific field until the end of all values in that field
.
$object will be the object variable of that MySQL query - so therefore, $object->username would select the username field in that users table. You can't select anything outside of the users table unless you specify that in a seperate MySQL query.
You can learn more about SQL Server and find tutorials here.
So there you are
. Remember you can get more less detailed information about a function at the PHP
website hosting by going to php.net/function_name (replacing function_name with, for example, mysql_fetch_object).
Good luck!
References you may find useful:
PHP: mysql_real_escape_string - Manual
PHP: mysql_fetch_array - Manual
PHP: mysql_fetch_assoc - Manual