Re: [PHP] deleting muliple feilds from a table using an array
thanks all, very helpful! - Original Message - From: "Brady Mitchell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "benifactor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "php" Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 1:21 PM Subject: RE: [PHP] deleting muliple feilds from a table using an array > -Original Message- > example code: > //implode the value of the submitted form > //$del will look like 38, 40, 43 > $del = implode(",", $idd); > //create query for the deletion of values from submited form > $query = "delete From news where id = '$del'"; > //execute query > mysql_query($query) or die(mysql_error()); > //echo sucess message > echo("The Post has been deleted..."); > > > here is what my problem is... > > This code will only delete the first value of $idd. what i > think is wrong is i have the incorrect syntax to delete > multiple feilds from a table if some one can help me it would > be greatly appreactiated. $query = "delete From news where id IN($del)"; Take a look at http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/where-optimizations.html. The user comments are helpful. Brady -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP] deleting muliple feilds from a table using an array
> -Original Message- > example code: > //implode the value of the submitted form > //$del will look like 38, 40, 43 > $del = implode(",", $idd); > //create query for the deletion of values from submited form > $query = "delete From news where id = '$del'"; > //execute query > mysql_query($query) or die(mysql_error()); > //echo sucess message > echo("The Post has been deleted..."); > > > here is what my problem is... > > This code will only delete the first value of $idd. what i > think is wrong is i have the incorrect syntax to delete > multiple feilds from a table if some one can help me it would > be greatly appreactiated. $query = "delete From news where id IN($del)"; Take a look at http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/where-optimizations.html. The user comments are helpful. Brady -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] deleting muliple feilds from a table using an array
On 24/03/06, benifactor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > //$del will look like 38, 40, 43 > > $query = "delete From news where id = '$del'"; > > This code will only delete the first value of $idd. what i think is wrong is > i have the incorrect syntax to delete multiple feilds from a table if some > one can help me it would be greatly appreactiated. > DELETE FROM news WHERE id IN (38, 40, 43) -robin -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php