first (quick) glance looks fine... what error are you getting?
you didn't specify username/password for your mysql connection..... you may
be required to do that..
----- Original Message -----
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2001 6:12 PM
Subject: Re: [PHP] displaing news
> Thanks Tom,
>
> I'm still a newbie at this stuff though, so can you (or anyone) look this
> over and tell me what I did wrong...
>
> <?php
> //Connect to db
> $db = mysql_pconnect("localhost");
> mysql_select_db("news",$db);
>
> $result1 = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM news,authors ORDER BY `id`
DESC",$db);
>
> $is_first=true;
> while($myrow=mysql_fetch_array($result1)) {
> if($is_first) {
> $lastdate=$myrow["date"];
> $thisdate=$myrow["date"];
> $is_first=false;
> }
>
> if($thisdate==$lastdate) {
>
> echo "text here" . $myrow["headline"] . "Posted by <A
HREF=mailto:";
> . $myrow["email"] . ">" .
> $myrow["author"] . "</a> at " . $myrow["time"] . $myrow["$tod"] .
"<br><br>"
> . $myrow["news"] .
>
> "<br><br>";
> } else {
> echo "<h2>" . $myrow["date"] . "text here" . $myrow["headline"] .
> "Posted by <A HREF=mailto:"; . $myrow["email"] . ">" . $myrow["author"] .
> "</a> at " . $myrow["time"] . $myrow["$tod"] . "<br><br>" . $myrow["news"]
.
>
> "<br><br>";
> }
>
> $lastdate=$thisdate;
> }
> ?>
>
> I wasn't sure how to assign the $lastdate and $thisdate variables.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tom Carter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2001 9:37 AM
> Subject: Re: [PHP] displaing news
>
>
> > rough outline of what you would need to do.....
> >
> > this is pseudocode.. I'm too tired to write correct php :)
> >
> > $is_first=true;
> > whlie(get next result entry) {
> > if($is_first) {
> > $last-date=date of this entry;
> > $this-date=date of this entry;
> > $is_first=false;
> > }
> >
> > if($this-date==$last-date) {
> > just put the article after the current one
> > } else {
> > start a new section, displaying date etc
> > }
> >
> > $last-date=$this-date;
> > }
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2001 5:24 PM
> > Subject: [PHP] displaing news
> >
> >
> > Hey all!
> >
> > I have a slight problem I was hoping you could help me with. I wrote
> earlier
> > but no response (so one last try). I'm writing a little news script for
my
> > site, and well here is the scenario:
> >
> > The SHORT:
> >
> > I have news,headline,author,date,time,etc. all in a table in a mysql db,
> > that I use mysql_fetch_array to pull out of the db and display on a
page.
> It
> > shows everything fine, but I was wondering, if there is more than one
news
> > entry per day, how can I display 1 date above the news entries for that
> day.
> > (Instead of a seperate date for each news entry).
> >
> >
> > The LONG:
> >
> > I have 2 tables in a mysql database, one holds author information (name,
> > email, password, etc.)
> > The other table holds the news that they submit (news, date, time,
> headline,
> > etc.)
> >
> > Now I am trying to display the news on a page, ordered of course by date
> (or
> > id in this case) and well i'm using the code below.
> >
> > <?php
> >
> > $db = mysql_pconnect("localhost");
> > mysql_select_db("news",$db);
> >
> > $result1 = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM news,authors ORDER BY `id`
> DESC",$db);
> >
> > while($myrow=mysql_fetch_array($result1))
> > {
> > echo "<table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td><img
> > src=images/r13.gif></td><td background=images/r14.gif
> >
> > width=100%><p><font size=2 face=verdana color=white><strong>" .
> > $myrow["headline"] . "</strong></FONT>
> > <font size=1 face=verdana color=white><br>Posted by <A HREF=mailto:"; .
> > $myrow["email"] . ">" .
> >
> > $myrow["author"] . "</A> at " . $myrow["time"] . $myrow["$tod"] .
> > "</FONT></td><td><img
> >
> > src=images/r15.gif></td></tr></table><br><FONT COLOR=white SIZE=2
> > FACE=verdana>" . $myrow["news"] .
> >
> > "<br><br>";
> > }
> > ?>
> >
> > So the results would look something like:
> >
> > $Headline
> > Posted by $author at $time
> >
> > $news
> >
> > and it would of course just repeat, for however many entries there is.
> >
> > Now the problem:
> > If I enter 4 news posts a day, I want to show 1 date above all the news
> > posts. (Instead of 1 date next to each news post) Any idea how I can do
> this
> > (In easy to understand lingo/code please)?
> >
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Nate
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
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