list_all_array an early stages of list all function that uses an array to pass in main variables

PHP

// list all but pass in an array, so additional things can be passed in easily
    /*
    $fields_array = [
      "start" => 0,
      "max" => 50,
      "list_type" => "latest",
      "template_file" => "list-all-array-item.html",
      "order_by" => "field_name",
      "order_type" => "DEC"
    ];
    list_types: latest, top
    */
    public function list_all_array($fields_array) {

      global $functions;
      global $base_directory;
      global $image_base_directory;

      // assign all fields array to variable names.
      $db_table_name = $this->db->escapeString($this->db_table_name);
      foreach ($fields_array as $field_name => $field_value) {
    		//${$field_name} = $field_value;
    		${$field_name} = $this->db->escapeString($field_value);
      }

      $sql = "";
      $out = "";
      $has_results = false;

      if($list_type == "latest") {
        $sql = "select * from $db_table_name order by insdate desc limit $start,$max";
      }

      $result = $this->db->query($sql);

      while($row = $result->fetchArray()) {
          $has_results = true;
          $template = new template($template_file);
          foreach($this->load_array as $load_title) {
              $template->set($load_title, $row[$load_title]);
          }
          $template->set("nice_date", $functions->make_nice_date($row['insdate']));
          $template->set("class_name", $this->db_table_name);
          $template->set("title_uid", $functions->create_uid_from_string($row['title'], $max = $this->title_url_length));
          
          $out .= $template->output();
      }

      if(!$has_results) {
        // no results message or false...
        return false;
      }

      return $out;

    }