need help getting table to display in rows

[crunchie]

I'm pretty much new at php so I'm wondering if anyone can explain why this won't display in rows instead of columns.

I have a txt file with this info in it

 

amy,anderson,aldergrove,archery,anchovies,110

bill,bonds,burnaby,bowling,beer,100

cameron,carson,cameroon,cars,candy,120

 

and this is my code:

 

<?php

$fileContentsArray = file_get_contents("./data.txt");

 

$lines = explode("\n", $fileContentsArray);

 

echo "<table border = '1'>";

 

$aArray = preg_split("/,/", $lines[0]);

                foreach ($aArray as $adata)

                                {

                                                echo "<tr><td>$adata</td></tr>";

                                }

$bArray = preg_split("/,/", $lines[1]);

                foreach ($bArray as $bdata)

                                {

                                                echo "<tr><td>$bdata</td></tr>";

                                }

$cArray = preg_split("/,/", $lines[2]);

                foreach ($cArray as $cdata)

                                {

                                                echo "<tr><td>$cdata</td></tr>";

                                }

echo "</table>";

?>

Any help would be appreciated.

thanks.

[Stuie_b]

Because <tr> tells the table to create a new column not a new row, <td> is used for rows

 

You will need to create the row outside of the for each loop and place only the <td> inside the loop,

 

<?php
$fileContentsArray = file_get_contents("./data.txt");
$lines = explode("\n", $fileContentsArray);

echo "<table border = '1'>";

$aArray = preg_split("/,/", $lines[0]);
echo "<tr>";
                foreach ($aArray as $adata)
                                {
                                                echo "<td>$adata</td>";
                                }
echo "</tr>";
$bArray = preg_split("/,/", $lines[1]);
echo "<tr>";
                foreach ($bArray as $bdata)
                                {
                                                echo "<td>$bdata</td>";
                                }
							echo "</tr>";
$cArray = preg_split("/,/", $lines[2]);
echo "<tr>";
                foreach ($cArray as $cdata)
                                {
                                                echo "<td>$cdata</td>";
                                }
							echo "</tr>";
echo "</table>";

 

Stuie

 

[crunchie]

Thank you so much Stuie you're a lifesaver.  I knew it had to be something simple that I just wasn't seeing.

crunchie