mysql_fetch_array()/mysql_fetch_assoc()/mysql_fetch_row()/mysql_num_rows etc… expects parameter 1 to be resource

Question

I am trying to select data from a MySQL table, but I get one of the following error messages:

mysql_fetch_array() expects parameter 1 to be resource,

Answer 1

If you don't have any MySQL Error appearing while checking, make sure that you properly created your database table. This happened to me. Look for any unwanted commas or quotes.