Thread: How to alternate row colour using php

HI Folks,

I have a page that populates data from MySQL and I would like this page to show with rows of alternating backgrounds.

I have got the page to work without the colours, using pretty much a cut an paste approach and therefore it requires the help of someone that is clued up to php.

I look forward to you responses

Use this code before the loop that displays the rows:

$bkgr_color[0] = "#FFE4E1";
$bkgr_color[1] = "#E6E6FA";
$color = 0;

to set the background color for the rows.

In the cell code, which looks like
echo '<table.......>';

for(............){

echo '<tr>
<td ................>
</tr>';
}


add

<td ................ bgcolor="'.$bkgr_color[$color].'">


Then, at the end of the loop code (before the } loop closing tag add this.

$color++;
if($color >1){
$color = 0;
}

Above coding is very good and needed for alternate row colour. I was prepared so many wesites in php, this coding helps to make different types of colour in php page. I am appriciate to you because with this coding I created a very attractive home page of my website.

Hi George,

Thanks for the info.

Could you perhaps help in showing me exactly where in this script it should go ?

PHP Code:

<tr> 
<th class="head_cell">CELL NUMBER</th> 
<th class="head_cell">SURNAME, NAME</th> 
<th class="head_cell">EMAIL</th> 
</tr> 
<?php 
while($row=mysql_fetch_array($result))
{ 
?> 
<tr>
<td class="result_cell c_align"><?php echo $row['cell_phone'];?></td> 
<td class="result_cell back_color"> 
<option value="<?php echo strtoupper ($row['surname'] . ', ' . $row['name']);?>"><?php echo strtoupper($row['surname'] . ', ' . $row['name']);?></option> 
</td> 
    
<td class="cell_other back_color2">
<a href="mailto:<?php echo $row['email'];?>"><?php echo $row['email'];?></a> 
</td>
</tr> 

<?php 
    if(!isset($counter[$firstNAsAString])) { 
        $counter[$firstNAsAString] = 0; 
    } else { 
        $counter[$firstNAsAString]++; 
        $last_surname = $row['surname']; 
        $i++; 
?>
</td>
</tr> 
<?php 
    } 
} 
?> 
</table>