Hi all, SELECT DISTINCT s.Title, b.Board_id, t.type FROM school s, board_entries b, schooltypeentries t WHERE s.School_id = 1698 AND b.School_id = 1698 AND t.schoolid = 1698 this SQL query gives me Kendriya Vidyalaya 15 Kick Boxing Kendriya Vidyalaya 15 Karate Kendriya Vidyalaya 32 Kick Boxing Kendriya Vidyalaya 32 Karate as I stated earlier. Now using php.net/array_search php.net/foreach and php.net/mysql_fetch_assoc I can easily convert that into array name => 'Kendriya Vidyalaya' board_id => array 1 => 15 2 => 32 type => array 1 => 'Kick Boxing' 2 => 'Karate' I am wondering if there is a better way. For example if I am able to get something like Kendriya Vidyalaya 15 Kick Boxing NULL NULL Karate NULL 32 NULL NULL NULL NULL I can use php.net/is_null instead of php.net/array_search I dont think this problem is specific to me. Please suggest some best practices in this case. Kranthi. http://goo.gl/e6t3 On 1 March 2012 10:25, Karl DeSaulniers <karl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Try DISTINCT > > > > On Feb 29, 2012, at 10:28 PM, Amit Tandon wrote: > >> Dear Kranthi >> >> You have to be clear what you decide especially when you are getting >> multiple rows. To get just a single row you can use LIMIT clause. >> >> But it would return only one row. Now you have to decide which row. >> >> So i think you decide on what you require and see how can you uniquely >> identify that row >> ============ >> regds >> amit >> >> "The difference between fiction and reality? Fiction has to make sense." >> >> >> On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 9:45 AM, Kranthi Krishna >> <kranthi117@xxxxxxxxx>wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> The examples I saw were regarding cartesian join not inner join. I >>> will read about inner joins. Also, the example i mentioned seems to be >>> a mistake. Both school and type will not be similar at the same time >>> >>> >>> Kranthi. >>> http://goo.gl/e6t3 >>> >>> >>> >>> On 1 March 2012 09:26, Kranthi Krishna <kranthi117@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> Thanks for the input. I have seen some tutorials on joins, they all >>>> suggest that MySql returns multiple rows >>>> >>>> For example >>>> -------------------------- >>>> School | Board 1 >>>> -------------------------- >>>> School | Board 1 >>>> ------------------------- >>>> >>>> Now if I have another one-to-many relation >>>> >>>> ----------------------------------- >>>> School | Board 1 | Type 1 >>>> ----------------------------------- >>>> School | Board 1 | Type 2 >>>> ----------------------------------- >>>> School | Board 2 | Type 1 >>>> ----------------------------------- >>>> School | Board 2 | Type 2 >>>> ------------------------------------ >>>> >>>> Using UNIQUE or something similar (like php.net/array_search ) causes >>>> problems when Type 1 = Type 2 etc. >>>> >>>> Kranthi. >>>> http://goo.gl/e6t3 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 29 February 2012 19:43, Michael Stowe <mikegstowe@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Select table1.item1, table2.item1 from table1 inner join table2 on >>> >>> table1.key = table2.foreignKey Where... >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> You can also utilize left and right join to get data if there isn't a >>> >>> direct match (ie customer may not have ordered anything so you want to do >>> a >>> left join on orders as there may not be any order data but you still want >>> to get the customer info). >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Hope that helps, >>>>> Mike >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>> >>>>> On Feb 29, 2012, at 8:01 AM, Kranthi Krishna <kranthi117@xxxxxxxxx> >>> >>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>> >>>>>> Say I have an object like >>>>>> >>>>>> array >>>>>> schoolName => string >>>>>> board => array >>>>>> string >>>>>> string >>>>>> >>>>>> I generally create two MySql tables >>>>>> >>>>>> schools: id PRIMARY KEY, SchoolName >>>>>> boards: id FOREGIN KEY refers Table A(id), board >>>>>> >>>>>> and then do two selects. The problem is that, the number of selects >>>>>> increase as the number of one-to-many relationships increase. >>>>>> >>>>>> Is there a better way to do this ? I have to extend an existing code >>>>>> so I cannot use any libraries like doctrine >>>>>> >>>>>> Kranthi. >>>>>> http://goo.gl/e6t3 >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >>>>>> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >>>>>> >>> >>> -- >>> PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >>> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >>> >>> > > Karl DeSaulniers > Design Drumm > http://designdrumm.com > > > > -- > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php