Query is sent to MySQL asking to see all the records in the classics table, like this:

$query = “SELECT * FROM classics”;
$result = $conn->query($query);

After that, $rows is set to a value representing the number of rows in the table:

$rows = $result->num_rows;

Using the value in $rows, a for loop is then entered to display the contents of each row. Then the program populates the array $row with a row of results by calling the fetch_array method of $result, passing it the constant value MYSQLI_NUM, which forces the return of a numeric (rather than associative) array, like this:

$row = $result->fetch_array(MYSQLI_NUM);

With the data in $row, it’s now a simple matter to display it within the heredoc echo statement that follows, in which I have chosen to use a <pre> tag to line up the display of each record in a pleasing manner.
After the display of each record, there is a second form that also posts to sqltest.php (the program itself) but this time contains two hidden fields: delete and isbn. The delete field is set to yes and isbn to the value held in $row[4], which contains the ISBN for the record.
Then a submit button with the name DELETE RECORD is displayed, and the form is closed. A curly brace then completes the for loop, which will continue until all records have been displayed, at which time the $result and $conn object’s close methods are closed to release resources back to PHP:

$result->close();
$conn->close();