I know all of ZERO ASP but think I infer what you are trying to do from that code snippet. What you want is:
#Do not need an ODBC conenction first off $connect=mysql_pconnect('localhost', 'user', 'password'); mysql_select_db('database', $connect); # Do the SQL query $resource=mysql_query('SELECT * FROM categories'); # Step through each row returned while($row=mysql_fetch_array($queryexe)){ extract($row); echo "$categoryid, $catdescription, $catimage<br/>"; } Hope this helps, -Peter ################################## Peter Thoenen - Systems Programmer Commercial Communications Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo ################################## > -----Original Message----- > From: David R [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2002 12:36 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [PHP-WIN] Code Conversion ASP --> PHP Example > > > I am in the early stages of learning PHP as an alternative to > ASP. I am > using MySQL and need a beginning nudge. If anyone has the > time, could you > please convert the following basic code block into pure > PHP/MySQL minus all > the MS bits? It's a very simple example I know but the > principles would > help me to understand some things that are not sinking in > right now. 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