I need to do a SELECT * FROM table_X
, the problem is table_X is the result of another query, I don't know how to do it, perhaps with two loop, something like this :
<?php
$query1 = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM table_ref");
while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($query1))
{
$name = $row['table_name'];
$query2 = mysql_query(" SELECT * FROM '$name' ");
while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($query2))
{
$time = $data['itime'];
echo $time;
}
}
?>
The tables are all similar & I can't do joint there's no keys. So what I want is to show only the results of the second query from each results of the first query !
So, what's your structure? I don't understand. You have column table_name where are listed a lot of tables? If so, just use backquotes on your $name:
$query2 = mysql_query(" SELECT * FROM `$name` ");
just change your quotes to have the query ready to be started
change
$query2 = mysql_query(" SELECT * FROM '$name' ");
to
$query2 = mysql_query(" SELECT * FROM `".$name."` ");
i would also rather sugest to check this part
while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($query2))
{
$time = $data['itime'];
echo $time;
}
you already used variable $row
to fetching previus query so better to change to something else, look like $data
is matching your needs because you already used but you did not declare it
while ($data = mysql_fetch_array($query2))
{
$time = $data['itime'];
echo $time;
}
Apart from the obvious that has been pointed out in the comments, you're overwriting $row
in the second loop.
Also, you're trying to read an array ($data
) that is not defined.
The following will work much better (but still isn't ideal):
$query1 = mysql_query("SELECT `table_name` FROM `table_ref`");
while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($query1))
{
$name = $row['table_name'];
$query2 = mysql_query("SELECT `itime` FROM `$name`");
while ($data = mysql_fetch_array($query2))
{
$time = $data['itime'];
echo $time;
}
}
Try this query:
select x.* from ( SELECT table_name FROM table_ref) as x