Re: [PHP-DB] variable and MySQL

2005-03-16 Thread Mark Cain
I think I understand your question. Perhaps what you want is not a variable variable -- but a variable (determined from the context). Variables always vary depending on the situation as opposed to a constant which - uhh -- stays constant. Combine the variable and the constant in a new variable

Re: [PHP-DB] variable and MySQL

2005-03-16 Thread Sam Street
Mark Cain wrote: I think I understand your question. Perhaps what you want is not a variable variable -- but a variable (determined from the context). Variables always vary depending on the situation as opposed to a constant which - uhh -- stays constant. Combine the variable and the constant in

Re: [PHP-DB] variable and MySQL

2005-03-15 Thread Ross Honniball
Not entirely sure what you are wanting, but if you want a variable variable, just use a double $ sign. eg: $fred = 'var2'; $var2 = 'value of var 2'; echo $$fred; will echo 'value of var 2' At 10:14 AM 15/03/2005, you wrote: Hi, I'm trying to make a script but have a problem ... How could I do