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IndianaGuy

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Hello folks, I am afraid i may not be using the correct wording with the "Title", but I hope I can clarify. I have a table with three columns

column 1: FileName column 2: FinishDate column 3: FinishTime

 

When I do a fetch the rows and display them I get

FileName, FinishDate, FinishTime

FileName, FinishDate, FinishTime

FileName, FinishDate, FinishTime

etc etc

 

What I am trying to do is to group the same FileName to display

FileName

    FinishDate, FinishTime

    FinishDate, FinishTime

etc
FileName

    FinishDate, FinishTime

    FinishDate, FinishTime

etc

 

Is this possible? and can you lead me to the correct tutorial or link with explanations. Thank you so much

 

Edited by IndianaGuy
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Create an empty-string variable outside the loop that produces each row. Now create a if condition at the beginning of loop, that checks the current row title (filename) against the variable current value, if they do not match show the filename title, at the end before the loop returns to begin again! Make the variable equal the current filename title value. That's it! simples.

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This sounded easier to do that I had thought. I am trying to wrap my mind around the loop but it is not working out for me. I think "Create an empty-string variable outside the loop that produces each row." is what is confusing me.  How is this done? Thank you

 

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This is the same method applied to a foreach loop of array items

        $storeTitle = "";

        $data = [['filename1', 'finishdate1', 'finishtime1'], ['filename1', 'finishdate2', 'finishtime2'], ['filename2', 'finishdate3', 'finishtime3'], ['filename2', 'finishdate4', 'finishtime4'], ['filename3', 'finishdate5', 'finishtime5']];
        foreach ($data as $key => $row) {
            if ($storeTitle !== $row[0]) {
                echo '<h1>' . $row[0] . '</h1>';
            }
            echo $row[1] . ' : ' . $row[2] . '<br>';


            $storeTitle = $row[0];
        }

 

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