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

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Answer 1

Easy way to Fetch Single Record from MySQL Database by using PHP List

The SQL Query is SELECT user_name from user_table WHERE user_id = 6

The PHP Code for the above Query is

$sql_select = "";
$sql_select .= "SELECT ";
$sql_select .= "  user_name ";
$sql_select .= "FROM user_table ";
$sql_select .= "WHERE user_id = 6" ;

$rs_id = mysql_query($sql_select, $link) or die(mysql_error());
list($userName) = mysql_fetch_row($rs_id);

Note: The List Concept should be applicable for Single Row Fetching not for Multiple Rows