Bug #16949: mysql_query SELECT returns Resource ID

From: Vipervirus@Angelfire.com Operating system: ? PHP version: 4.1.2 PHP Bug Type: *General Issues Bug description: mysql_query SELECT returns Resource ID I've been trying for a week now to fix this, finally gave up on it: $sql = mysql_query("SELECT pass FROM users WHERE name = '$user'"); echo $sql[pass] . "<br>"; when ran, $sql = Resource ID #2 instead of the actual value, I couldn't get any help from #php on irc.gamesnet.net -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=16949&edit=1 -- Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=16949&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=16949&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=16949&r=needtrace Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=16949&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=16949&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=16949&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=16949&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=16949&r=submittedtwice