Need a function to fill a variable

HI,
I need a function to make and fill a variable because the variables name comes from the db .How can I do so?
Thanks

 

when you have an array and you extract them, then you should have those vars already

 

You probably what something like this:

//you get the variable name from mysql in $var_name_from_db
//let's say $var_name_from_db='my_variable_name';
$$var_name_from_db='1234';

echo $my_variable_name; //this prints: 1234

PHP:

 

http://php.net/manual/en/function.extract.php