Re: Mystery variable query?

In article <9crr9l$4c4$1@toye.p.sourceforge.net>, martinh@ureach.com ("martin helie") wrote: > assuming: > > $var="1234"; (type does not seem to matter) > > this query returns no error, but no result either: > > mysql("database","SELECT * FROM table WHERE id='$var'"); When you call mysql_query is it perhaps from inside a function, where variable $var has not been passed or made global? (BTW, whenever you experience problems with a query, it's a good idea to echo the query string to the browser. Often, this simple step makes it very clear where the problem lies. Using mysql_error() and $php_errormsg on a query failure also can give you very useful information.) -- CC