Creating Variable Variables from MySQL Values

Question

Is it possible to create a dynamic variable in PHP based on the value that comes from mysql database?

I mean,

say I have a field in mysql State

When I read the value in php using row['State'] from the database and if I get a value like Alabama, I want to have a variable created like $Alabama_count and I will initialize to 0 or 1.

Thanks.

Answer 1

$varname = $row['State'] . '_count';
$$varname = 0; // or 1