<?php
    require_once('db_connect.php');
    $inArray = false;
    $sql = "SELECT name FROM areas ORDER BY name ASC";
    $result = mysql_query($sql,$con) or die(mysql_error());
    $string = '[';
    while($ausgabe = mysql_fetch_array($result)){
        $string .= '\''.$ausgabe['name'].'\',';
        $inArray = true;
    }
    if($inArray){
        $string = substr($string, 0, -1);
    }
    $string .= ']';
    echo $string;
?>