You need to change the form so that each row has a hidden input containing the ID of that row.
while($row=mysql_fetch_array($result)){ ?>
<tr>
<td><input type="hidden" name="id[]" value="<?php echo $row['id']; ?>" /></td>
<td><input type="text" placeholder="First Lecture" name="day[]" value="<?php echo $row['day']; ?>"></td>
<td><input type="text" placeholder="First Lecture" name="f[]" value="<?php echo $row['first']; ?>"></td>
</tr>
<?php }
Then use that ID in the UPDATE
statement, not group_num
.
foreach ($_POST['id'] as $i => $id) {
$scoreaway = $_POST['f'][$i];
$day = $_POST['day'][$i];
$query = "UPDATE lectures_table
SET first="$scoreaway", day = '$day'
WHERE id = $id";
mysql_query($query);
}
Also, you should switch from the obsolete mysql extension to mysqli or PDO, and use prepared statements. Your current code is vulnerable to SQL injection. See How can I prevent SQL injection in PHP?