you'll need to use $_GET['id'] or you'll need to set register_globals = On.
I would use the first method, and replace
$query = "SELECT slug, content, contact, timestamp FROM news WHERE id
= '$id'";
with -->
$query = "SELECT slug, content, contact, timestamp FROM news WHERE id = '".
$_GET['id']."
> I have created a simple news system and am having a
> problem in that all the code compiles so I think it is
> correct and the news headlines display but when you
> point to the link to read the article (for example
> http://localhost/news/user/story.php?id=2) nothing
> displays, it returns that
