Posted by R. Rajesh Jeba Anbiah on 06/15/35 11:37

sam.s.kong@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I've been programming ASP for 5 years and am now learning PHP.
> In ASP, you can use GetRows function which returns 2 by 2 array of
> Recordset.
> Actually, it's a recommended way in ASP when you access DB as it
> disconnects the DB earlier.
> Also, it's handy as you can directly access any data in the array
> without looping.
<snip>

As many people have pointed out, *never* dump the table data into
array. Fetch the record and immediately get that processed. If you have
any *valid* reason, buffer the data into a very very small (known)
sized array. If using MySQL, use the LIMIT if possible.

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