I assume you want to do this instead..try it:
?php
$itemx = 15109;
$sql = SELECT quantity FROM inventory WHERE item = '$itemx';
$result = mysql_query($sql,$link);
$row = mysql_fetch_array($result); // you have to fetch the result into an
array to access the info in the db
$num = $row[quantity];
T $itemx = 15109;
T $num = mysql_query(SELECT quantity FROM inventory WHERE item =
T '$itemx',$link);
T if ($num 1) {
T echo bfont color=\#FF\Out of Stock $result/font/b;
T } else {
T echo bfont color=\#FF\In Stock $result/font/b;
T }
T I want my inventory quantity with