RE: [PHP-DB] getting rows by an ID field or by another field in a table

Adding an ID field allows you to quickly point back to any particular record if you manage to have duplicate data... Bastien

From: "Eternity Records Webmaster" <webmaster@eternityrecords.org> To: <php-db@lists.php.net> Subject: [PHP-DB] getting rows by an ID field or by another field in a table Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2005 14:42:34 -0500 I have a table with the fields: CREATE TABLE journal ( Date date NOT NULL, subject varchar(100) NOT NULL, entry longtext NOT NULL ) TYPE=MyISAM COMMENT='Journal table'; I was wondering if I should get the rows out by an ID field of some kind or maybe do a select on the subject? what would be the real best way? I am trying to get the date/subject to list on a webpage in a table and then when someone clicks on the subject (it will be a link), it will take them to a popup window (target=_blank) and then display the whole entry date/subject/entry. whats the best practice for that sort of thing? thanks -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php