$display_p = "SELECT weapon_id, weapon_name FROM weapon WHERE weapon_type='P' ORDER BY weapon_id"; $query_p=@mysql_query($display_p,$dbac); if (!$query_p) { echo 'Error retrieving weapons list'; } $result_p=mysql_fetch_array($query_p); var_dump($result_p); Get: array(4) { [0]=> string(1) "5" ["weapon_id"]=> string(1) "5" [1]=> string(9) "Steyr AUG" ["weapon_name"]=> string(9) "Steyr AUG" } Expect: 5 Steyr AUG 6 Enfield SA-80 7 9mm Uzi 8 M249 PARA LMG 9 Minigun 10 Jackhammer 11 Antitank 12 Other