Why do I get “Resource id #4” when I apply print_r() to an array in PHP? [duplicate]

Answer 1

mysql_query() does not return an array as explained in the manual. Use mysql_fetch_array(), mysql_fetch_assoc(), or mysql_fetch_row() with your $result. See the link above for more info on how to manipulate query results.

$result = mysql_query('SELECT * FROM table');
while ($row = mysql_fetch_assoc($result)) {
    echo $row["userid"];
    echo $row["fullname"];
    echo $row["userstatus"];
}