$article_query = mysql_query("select article_name, article_text from
articles where article_name LIKE '%$q%' ORDER BY $q_count DESC ") or die
(mysql_error());
Put the ORDER BY $q_count DESC in your SQL statement and that will make
MySQL do the sorting for you. PHP will get it already sorted.
Is that what you wanted?
-w
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Kristjan Kanarik" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2002 2:51 PM
Subject: [PHP-DB] Sorting the result
: Hi,
:
: I've come across a problem and I'm affraid that I'm lacking the skills of
: writing proper SQL queries in order to solve this. I'm building a little
: search engine for my site (yes, from scratch! It doesn't have to be the
: best, but I think that for my personal use it will be enough) and the bit
: of code I have right now is as follows:
:
: <snip>
: /* I'm using MySQL 3.23.37 together with 4.0.6 on a FreeBSD box */
:
: $article_query = mysql_query("select article_name, article_text from
articles where article_name LIKE '%$q%'") or die (mysql_error());
: /* where $q is the search query with a space added in front */
:
: while ($results = mysql_fetch_array($article_query)) {
: $art_name = $results["article_name"];
: $article_text = $results["article_text"];
: $q_count = substr_count($article_text, "$q");
: echo "<b>$art_name</b><p>$article_text<p>";
: }
:
: </snap>
:
: But what I'd like to achieve is that the results would be displayed in a
: way ORDER BY $q_count DESC - the entry with most $q_count would be
: displayed first, next one second etc. I'm sure that there is a way to sort
: the array with PHP, but is it also possible to let the MySQL do the job?
: It would save some CPU power I think... if not, what would be the easiest
: way to do it with PHP?
:
: TIA,
: Kristjan
:
: P.S. Please CC me as well, I am only on the digest.
:
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