[PHP] Creating A Unique List With Table Query
Newbie question Hi Folks, I would like to be able to query a table, and return only the unique values from a particular field. For example: to get all contents from the category field from the contacts table: Query = SELECT Category FROM contacts But this will produce many duplicates. Question : How do I filter the query to only produce unique values? I was looking at: array_unique but I am not sure how to implement this in a MYSql table query Any help would be appreciated - thanks Dave -- Thanks - RevDave Cool @ hosting4days . com [db-lists 09] -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] Creating A Unique List With Table Query
On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 2:41 PM, revDAVE c...@hosting4days.com wrote: Newbie question Hi Folks, I would like to be able to query a table, and return only the unique values from a particular field. For example: to get all contents from the category field from the contacts table: Query = SELECT Category FROM contacts But this will produce many duplicates. Question : How do I filter the query to only produce unique values? I was looking at: array_unique but I am not sure how to implement this in a MYSql table query Any help would be appreciated - thanks Dave -- Thanks - RevDave Cool @ hosting4days . com [db-lists 09] SELECT DISTINCT Category FROM contacts Andrew -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] Creating A Unique List With Table Query
revDAVE wrote: Newbie question Hi Folks, I would like to be able to query a table, and return only the unique values from a particular field. For example: to get all contents from the category field from the contacts table: Query = SELECT Category FROM contacts But this will produce many duplicates. Question : How do I filter the query to only produce unique values? SELECT DISTINCT Category FROM contacts -- Per Jessen, Zürich (1.6°C) -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
[PHP] Re: [Bulk] [PHP] Creating A Unique List With Table Query
revDAVE wrote: I would like to be able to query a table, and return only the unique values from a particular field. For example: to get all contents from the category field from the contacts table: Query = SELECT Category FROM contacts But this will produce many duplicates. Question : How do I filter the query to only produce unique values? Check out the DISTINCT keyword in the SELECT documentation. Also, do you have a Category table? Stephen -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] Creating A Unique List With Table Query
On 2/10/2009 11:45 AM, Andrew Ballard aball...@gmail.com wrote: SELECT DISTINCT Category FROM contacts Thanks folks - that was perfect! On 2/10/2009 11:46 AM, Stephen stephe...@rogers.com wrote: Also, do you have a Category table? No Stephen I don't. -- Thanks - RevDave Cool @ hosting4days . com [db-lists 09] -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
