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JLN CRML
JLN CRML
30,362 Points
Posted by JLN CRML
JLN CRML
30,362 Points

Common column names after table JOIN - how do I select the one I want to use?

Hi, I have two tables, which I combined with an SQL JOIN statement. Both tables have the column "name". Now I want to display both of them, but it always only displays the second one.

I want it to work like this:

echo $row['name'] - of the first table

echo $row['name'] - of the second table

How do I code that?

Thanks a lot and have a great day! ^_^

1 Answer

thomascawthorn
thomascawthorn
22,986 Points
thomascawthorn
thomascawthorn
22,986 Points

You can do something like:

SELECT table1.name AS table1_name, table2.name AS table2_name FROM table1 INNER JOIN....

For future googling, this is called 'creating a column alias'.

In you're data array, you can then access like:

<?php

$data['table1_name'] // Name column from table 1
$data['table2_name'] // Name column from table 2

The alias can be in any format (it doesn't have to match the above example exactly).

SELECT cats.species AS catName, dogs.breed AS dogName FROM cats INNER JOIN....