How can PHP developers ensure that saved SQL strings with different table fields can be properly displayed in tabular form?

PHP developers can ensure that saved SQL strings with different table fields can be properly displayed in tabular form by dynamically generating the table headers based on the fields retrieved from the SQL query results. This can be achieved by fetching the field names from the query results and using them to create the table headers. By dynamically generating the table headers, developers can ensure that the tabular data is displayed accurately regardless of the fields returned in the SQL query. 

<?php

// Assume $sqlString contains the SQL query string
// Execute the query and fetch the results
$results = mysqli_query($connection, $sqlString);

// Display the results in a tabular form
echo '<table>';
echo '<tr>';
while ($fieldInfo = mysqli_fetch_field($results)) {
    echo '<th>' . $fieldInfo->name . '</th>';
}
echo '</tr>';

while ($row = mysqli_fetch_assoc($results)) {
    echo '<tr>';
    foreach ($row as $value) {
        echo '<td>' . $value . '</td>';
    }
    echo '</tr>';
}

echo '</table>';

?>

Keywords

PHP SQL tabular form display table fields

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