Check if mysql_query returns false. If it does (and im pretty sure it do),
use mysql_error to check whats wrong... (Another way is to echo the query
and paste it into the mysql command line client..)

$result = mysql_query("...");

if( $result == FALSE )
{
        echo mysql_error();
}

> I'm doing some basic php/MySQL stuff (LinuxPPC on Mac7100). I'm
> gettin g the
> following error when I search for somthing.
> ========
> Supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource in
> /usr/local/apache/htdocs/bizflyer/Bizflyer_R1.php on line 32
> ========
> Here's my relevant code:
> ========
> <?php
> mysql_connect ('pingu','root@localhost','');
> mysql_select_db ('Bizplanes');
> if ($Serial == "")
>  {$Serial = '%';}
> if ($Type == "")
>  {$Type = '%';}
> if ($Con == "")
>  {$Con = '%';}
> $result=mysql_query ("SELECT * FROM biz WHERE
>       ID LIKE '%$Serial%' AND
>       Type LIKE '%$Type%'
>       Con LIKE '%$Con%'
>       ORDER BY ID");
> ?>
>
> TABLE STUFF HERE
>
> <?php
> if ($row=mysql_fetch_array($result)) { ######### this is line 32
> do {
>  print ("<TR><TD>");
>  print $row['ID'];
>  print ("<TD>");
>  print $row['Type'];
>  print ("<TD>");
>  print $row['Con'];
>  print ("<TD>");
>  print $row['Operator'];
>  print ("</TD></TR>");
> } while ($row=mysql_fetch_array($result));
> } else {print ("Sorry, no aircraft matching your criteria were found.");}
> ?>
> =========
>
> Any suggestions as to where I'm going wrong?
>
>
> Regards
>
> George Pitcher
>
> Technical Manager
> HERON Project
> Napier University
> Edinburgh EH10 5DT
>
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