Split Columns into separate variables

Question

I have the below code to display db column data as table headings

 $reportID=$_GET["reportID"];
$result=mysql_query("SELECT * FROM reportFields")or die('Could not connect:loggod line 30 iD' . mysql_error());
 $num_rows = mysql_num_rows($result);   

  echo "    <tbody> "; // first row beginning
for ($i = 1; $i <= mysql_num_rows($result); $i++)
{
    $row = mysql_fetch_array($result);

   $field = $row ['field'];

   echo "         
        <th>$field</th> 

        ";  }

    if ($i % 4 == 0) {
        echo ''; // it's time no move to next row
    }

This works fine, however I am wondering how I get each $field as a separate variable?

Can anyone help?

Also, sorry if this is a vague question, but I am a newbie and probably trying to do something confusing!

Thanks in advance

Answer 1

It is very unclear question. And you have very weird code.

Just my guess about what you are asking for:

$result=mysql_query("SELECT * FROM reportFields")or die('Could not connect:loggod line 30 iD' . mysql_error());
echo "<table><thead><tr>";
$i=0; 
$fields = array();
while ($i < mysql_num_fields($result)) {
    $metaField = mysql_fetch_field($result, $i);
    $fields[] = $metaField;
    echo '<th>'.$metaField->name.'</th';
    $i++;
}
echo "</tr></thead>";
echo "<tbody>";
while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($result) )
{
   echo '<tr>';
   foreach( $fields as $field) 
     echo '<td>'. $row [$field->name].'</td>';
   echo '</tr>';
}
echo "</tbody></table>";

Answer 2

Not sure this is the answer you are looking for but you can do this

$field = [$row ['field']];

Now to echo out all the values

foreach($field as $v){
    echo "<th>$v</th>";
}

Answer 3

Based on what you wrote in the comments...

$reportID=$_GET["reportID"];
$query  = "SELECT * FROM reportFields WHERE reportID=$reportID";
$result=mysql_query($query)or die('Could not connect:loggod line 30 iD' . mysql_error());
$i=1;
echo "<tbody><tr>"; // first row beginning
while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result, MYSQL_ASSOC)){  
    $field = $row ['field'];
    $reportID = $row ['reportID'];
    echo "<td>$reportID</td>";  
    echo "<td>$field</td>";  
    if ($i % 4 == 0)echo '</tr><tr>'; // it's time no move to next row
    $i++;
}
echo "</tr></tbody>";