convert ra!username

[mga_ka_php]

in VB if i want to get the data of a column i use

 

Set ra = DB.OpenRecordset("select * from employee")

While Not ra.EOF

  itmX.SubItems(1) = ra!name

wend

 

how do i do this in php?

what is the ra!name in php?

 

thanks

 

[fert]

$cn=@mysql_connect("host","username","password") or die(mysql_error());
@mysql_select_db("database",$cn) or die(mysql_error());
$result=@mysql_query("SELECT * FROM `table`",$cn) or die(mysql_error());
while($row=mysql_fetch_array($result))
{
$var=$row['column'];
}

[mga_ka_php]

THANKS A LOT!