How can PHP be utilized to differentiate between fixed editors and freelance contributors in a database table?

To differentiate between fixed editors and freelance contributors in a database table, you can add a column in the table to store the type of user. You can then query the database using PHP to filter out fixed editors or freelance contributors based on this column value.

// Assuming you have a database connection established

// Query to get fixed editors
$fixedEditorsQuery = "SELECT * FROM users WHERE user_type = 'fixed_editor'";
$fixedEditorsResult = mysqli_query($connection, $fixedEditorsQuery);

// Query to get freelance contributors
$freelanceContributorsQuery = "SELECT * FROM users WHERE user_type = 'freelance_contributor'";
$freelanceContributorsResult = mysqli_query($connection, $freelanceContributorsQuery);

// Fetch and display fixed editors
echo "Fixed Editors:<br>";
while($row = mysqli_fetch_assoc($fixedEditorsResult)) {
    echo $row['username'] . "<br>";
}

// Fetch and display freelance contributors
echo "<br>Freelance Contributors:<br>";
while($row = mysqli_fetch_assoc($freelanceContributorsResult)) {
    echo $row['username'] . "<br>";
}