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

Usually an error occurs when your database conectivity fails, so be sure to connect your database or to include the database file.

include_once(db_connetc.php');

OR

// Create a connection
$connection = mysql_connect("localhost", "root", "") or die(mysql_error());

//Select database
mysql_select_db("db_name", $connection) or die(mysql_error());

$employee_query = "SELECT * FROM employee WHERE `id` ='".$_POST['id']."'";

$employee_data = mysql_query($employee_query);

if (mysql_num_rows($employee_data) > 0) {

    while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($employee_data)){
        echo $row['emp_name'];
    } // end of while loop
} // end of if

• Best practice is to run the query in sqlyog and then copy it into your page code.
• Always store your query in a variable and then echo that variable. Then pass to mysql_query($query_variable);.