$row_rs_users = mysql_fetch_assoc($rs_users); $users = array(); do { $i++; $users[$i] = $row_rs_users['name']; } while ($row_rs_users = mysql_fetch_assoc($rs_users)); //should be $users = array(); while ($row_rs_users = mysql_fetch_assoc($rs_users)) { $users[] = $row_rs_users['name']; }