Simple way to read single record from MySQL

Question

What\'s the best way with PHP to read a single record from a MySQL database? E.g.:

SELECT id FROM games

I was trying to find an answer in t

Answer 1

Use LIMIT 1. its easy.

$rows = $db->query("select id from games LIMIT 1");
$row  =  $rows->fetch_object();
echo $row->id;