how to use looping and array with php -

i newbie in programming php, have output query data database this

name    activity  payment english  activ   20 english  activ b   25 english  activ c   30 biology  activ d   50 biology  activ e   60 

but want show output this:

name    activity  payment english  activ   20          activ b   25          activ c   30 biology  activ d   50          activ e   60 

how logic program use php show 1 name in same name?

can solve problem?

database show names same

name    activity  payment english  activ   20 english  activ b   25 english  activ c   30 biology  activ d   50 biology  activ e   60 

but if want show records as

name    activity  payment english  activ   20          activ b   25          activ c   30 biology  activ d   50          activ e   60 

you can in php

for example

$datas = $fetched_data; // $fetched_data store data selected          database // in php use foreach loop $previous_colm = ""; foreach($datas $data){     if($previous_colm == $data['name']){           // echo without printing column name again           echo $data['activity']." ".$data['payment'];     }else{          // echo new column name          echo echo $data['name']." ".$data['activity']." ".$data['payment'];     }     $previous_colm = $data['name']; } 

now output same want...!!!