MYSQL Fetching rows into page

Question

I am fetching data from mysql to a page, i am not sure if the way im doing it is appropiate. I am having trouble with fetching values into sections of the page.

<?php
    // Connect to database server
    mysql_connect("localhost", "xxx", "xxx") or die (mysql_error ());

    // Select database
    mysql_select_db("xxx") or die(mysql_error());

    // SQL query
    $strSQL = "SELECT * FROM news";

    // Execute the query (the recordset $rs contains the result)
    $rs = mysql_query($strSQL);

    // Loop the recordset $rs
    // Each row will be made into an array ($row) using mysql_fetch_array
    while($row = mysql_fetch_array($rs)) {

       // Write the value of the column FirstName (which is now in the array $row)
      echo $row['editor_name'] . " " . $row['news_desc'];
  echo "<br />";
  }

    // Close the database connection
    mysql_close();
    ?>

</div>  <!-- content #end -->

the database;

the above yields;

I want to do the following; BY: Fadi

echo 'BY' $row['editor_name'] . " " . $row['news_desc'];
      echo "<br />";

but it isn't working :( any tips

Answer 1

You are missing a concat operator after 'BY'. Should be

echo 'BY' . $row['editor_name'] . " " . $row['news_desc'];
echo "<br />";

OR tidier:

echo "BY {$row['editor_name']} {$row['news_desc']}<br/>";

Answer 2

If you want to return associative array you can try using this line:

...

while($row = mysql_fetch_array($rs, MYSQL_ASSOC)) {
...

Answer 3

You forgot one dot after 'BY'

echo 'BY' . $row['editor_name'] . ' ' . $row['news_desc'] . '<br />';