PHP foreach() / PostgreSQL Brainiacs plz HELP

I have a database full of names. each name could be linked to any
number of sub-names, each sub-name could be linked to any number of
sub-sub-names, to infinity (unlikely but possible).

I need to iterate through this nest of names starting with a main
name; lets call the main name Peter. Peter could have John, Tim & Mike
working for him. Tim could have Greg working for him.

function select_names($current_top_name){
global $dbh;

$sql = "
SELECT
name_id_fk
FROM
name_relation
WHERE
top_name_id_fk = '".$current_top_name."'
";
$rs = pg_query($dbh, $sql);

if(($num_rows = pg_num_rows($rs)) > 0){

for($i=0;$i<$num_rows;$i++){
$row = pg_fetch_row($rs, $i, PGSQL_ASSOC);
$associated_names[] = $row['name_id_fk'];
}

pg_free_result($rs);

} // end if(($num_rows = pg_num_rows($rs)) > 0)

return $associated_names;

} // end function select_names()

$current_top_name = 'Peter';

while(!$stop){

$assoc_names = select_names($current_top_name);

foreach($assoc_names as $key => $val){
print($val);
$more_assoc_names = select_names($val);
if($more_assoc_names){
ARG HELP IM NOT SMART ENOUGH
}

} // end while(!$stop)

} // end foreach($assoc_names as $key => $val)

Peter wrote:

> I have a database full of names. each name could be linked to any
> number of sub-names, each sub-name could be linked to any number of
> sub-sub-names, to infinity (unlikely but possible).
[snip]

You have a tree. Check out the main link of this post, and the discussion
attached to it:

<URL:http://simon.incutio.com/archive/2003/06/19/storingTrees>

--
Jim Dabell