select MAX(colname)
from table;

Cheers
Simon

-----Original Message-----
From: Phil Schwarzmann [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] 
Sent: 15 October 2002 09:29
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [PHP] Getting the highest number in a column


Using PHP and a MySQL database, I want to grab the highest number in a
particular column.  Right now I have this VERY inefficient code to grab this
number, there's got to be a better way.  Does anyone have any ideas??
 
Thanks!

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