query($sql); // role: convert db set to array $users = $sth->fetchAll(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC); for($i = 0; $i < count($users); $i++) { $users[$i]['role'] = explode(',', $users[$i]['role'] ); } $smarty->assign("users", $users); $smarty->display("user.tpl"); include("footer.php"); ?>