dont u need to add the $sql to the mysql_query... as in mysql_query($sql,$db);
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?? i thourhgt u did ? anyways.. might be wrong. Neil ----- Original Message ----- From: Ford, Mike [LSS] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: 'Gurhan Ozen' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 6:07 AM Subject: RE: [PHP-DB] mysql_num_rows > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Gurhan Ozen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: 06 January 2002 20:10 > > > > I am pretty sure that the query is correct. here is the actual query: > > $query="select distinct(nodeid), nodename > > from books where > > bookid=$bookid"; > > $result=mysql_query($query); > > $num_results=mysql_num_rows($result); > > > <snip> > > The funny thing is that if i write the same query without "where > > bookid=$bookid" then the mysql_num_rows works but with where > > statement it > > doesn't. > > Have you echoed $result to see what it contains? My guess is that it contains something unexpected which, when inserted into the query, causes it to fail (or at least return no rows!). Otherwise, I can see no reason for the addition of the WHERE clause to cause this error. > > Cheers! > > Mike > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Mike Ford, Electronic Information Services Adviser, > Learning Support Services, Learning & Information Services, > JG125, James Graham Building, Leeds Metropolitan University, > Beckett Park, LEEDS, LS6 3QS, United Kingdom > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Tel: +44 113 283 2600 extn 4730 Fax: +44 113 283 3211 > > -- > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
