[SOLUTION] php loops

php loops

Code:
<?php
$result = mysql_query( "SELECT * FROM reminder_events ORDER BY reminder_date DESC" );
$nr = mysql_num_rows( $result );
if(empty($nr))
{
echo("
<tr>
<td colspan='3'>No Reminders setup</td>
</tr>
");
}
while( $row = mysql_fetch_array( $result ))
{
$reminder_name = $row["reminder_name"];
$reminder_desc = $row["reminder_desc"];
$reminder_date = $row["reminder_year"]."-".$row["reminder_month"]."-".$row["reminder_date"];
$reminder_id = $row["reminder_id"];

echo("

<tr>
<td width='20%' id=reminder_body_name>$reminder_name</td>
<td width='60%' id=reminder_body>$reminder_desc</td>
<td width='10%' id=reminder_body_date>$reminder_date</td>
<td width='10%'><a href='reminder_list.php?reminder_id=$reminder_id'>delete</a></td>
</tr>
");
}
mysql_free_result( $result );
?>

The above code is working fine but I am trying to introduce a double line break after each set oif results - ie after the line:
<td width='10%'><a href='reminder_list.php?reminder_id=$reminder_id'>delete</a></td>
</tr>
If I use the <br /> tag it is just appended to the top of the page

<tr> <td width='20%' id=reminder_body_name>$reminder_name</td> <td width='60%' id=reminder_body>$reminder_desc</td> <td width='10%' id=reminder_body_date>$reminder_date</td> <td width='10%'><a href='reminder_list.php?reminder_id=$reminder_id'>delete</a></td> </tr> <tr><td colspan='4'> </td></tr>

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LVL 51

Chris StanyonWebDevCommented: 2015-10-29

If you want a space after each set of results, simply add a blank Table Row (<tr>):

<tr>
<td width='20%' id=reminder_body_name>$reminder_name</td>
<td width='60%' id=reminder_body>$reminder_desc</td>
<td width='10%' id=reminder_body_date>$reminder_date</td>
<td width='10%'><a href='reminder_list.php?reminder_id=$reminder_id'>delete</a></td>
</tr>
<tr><td colspan='4'>&nbsp;</td></tr>

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LVL 85

Dave BaldwinFixer of ProblemsCommented: 2015-10-29

Chris is right. You can not put a <br> in the middle of a 'table'. <table>s and <tr>s and <td>s are containers and you can't put anything between them. If you do, it gets put outside the table. Somewhere. All table content must go in the <td>s.

LVL 10

Brian TaoSenior Business Solutions ConsultantCommented: 2015-10-29

Wrap each set of results (in this case, each <tr>) in <table> tags to make them individual tables, and then put the <br> tags between tables.

LVL 66

Julian HansenCommented: 2015-10-30

In addition to the above,

The mysql library has been deprecated as of PHP 5.5 http://php.net/manual/en/migration55.deprecated.php. You might want to consider moving to mysqli

$result = mysql_query( "SELECT * FROM reminder_events ORDER BY reminder_date DESC" );

LVL 111

Ray PaseurCommented: 2015-10-30

This doesn't have anything to do with formatting HTML tables, but Julian is right - MySQL is barely even on life support any more. Get rid of it now, to avoid a catastrophe later. Here's how to make the move away from the old, deprecated MySQL to one of the supported extensions.
http://www.experts-exchange.com/articles/11177/PHP-MySQL-Deprecated-as-of-PHP-5-5-0.html

doctorbillTechAuthor Commented: 2015-10-30

Solved
Thanks for the advice

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