How To make string / database into a variable

Question

i hawe some problem here. i want make a string to be a variable,

$query = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM users Where username = 'fahmi'");
$result = mysql_fetch_array($query);

Result of the array is - $result['data']="$a"

$a = "This is a Result 1" ;
$b = "This is a Result 2" ;
$c = "This is a Result 3" ;

$final = $result['data'];
echo $final;

When i ran this code, result is $a but i want the result is "This is a result 1", please help me, thanks...

Just remove the double Quotation from $a, like: $result['data'] = $a, $a is a variable so you not needs to use those ", — Murad Hasan
– Murad Hasan, Commented Sep 21, 2016 at 4:39
@FrayneKonok from how i understand it $a is stored in the database and the asker wants this data field to determine which variable to use — Memor-X
– Memor-X, Commented Sep 21, 2016 at 4:43
If the OP just store the a / b / c, then it will be just variable of variables. Ex: $final = $$result['data'];, and then echo $final. — Murad Hasan
– Murad Hasan, Commented Sep 21, 2016 at 4:47
Every-one above is correct, but in your case no mean, because $result actually have data from db in array format and you are over-writing this array with your $a,$b,$c variables. and from where they come from and what they mean here is not clear too. — Death-is-the-real-truth
– Death-is-the-real-truth, Commented Sep 21, 2016 at 4:47

Igor Unger · Accepted Answer · 2016-09-21 05:18:25Z

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If you want variable variables the you can achieve it this way:

$$a = "This is a Result 1" ;
$$b = "This is a Result 2" ;
$$c = "This is a Result 3" ;

answered Sep 21, 2016 at 5:18

Igor Unger

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