A better way to generate this json array from MySql data with php

Question

Sql fiddle for your convenience here.

I\'m taking data from a MySql table and turning it into a json array. All works well and I have the output the way I want it, but i

Answer 1

You only select needed fields, so you can just do

echo json_encode($stmt->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC));

EDIT: You mention now that name is unique, so above is all you need.