Re: [PHP] php, mysql, and method question

2003-03-20 Thread Hugh Danaher
Charles, it sounds like you want the most recent 9 articles (...order set to 1 so it shows up first when ...), so why not something like select * from article_table order by id desc, limit 9 [assumes id is int not null auto_incremented]. You could also increment the value in the field something

RE: [PHP] php, mysql, and method question

2003-03-20 Thread John W. Holmes
i have a table that contains articles. i have another table which contains the order 1 - 9 that i would like to display them in. this part is done, and is not a problem. here is where I am not sure how to proceed. 1. tbl_display_order - can only have 9 records in it (or do i just ignore