Syntax: SQL_select(string $columnName, string $tableName [, string $whereColumnName, string $whereValueToSearch])

Execute a select query on the SQL server

Parameters

columnName
The column to select

tableName
The table to execute the select in

Optional whereColumnName
The column to use in a where condition

Optional whereValueToSearch
The value to look for in the column specified by whereColumnName

Return values

A table containing all the results. Null if an error occurred

Examples:

Get everything from table config
SQL_select("*", "config");

Get URL from table config
SQL_select("URL", "config");

Get URL from table config where the column active is 1
SQL_select("URL", "config", "active", 1);

Additional information

Unlike SQL_query, all strings sent to this function are escaped before being sent to the SQL server. That means that any query sent by this function should be safe to execute.