RE: [PHP] truncating dilema
| From: | David Freeman | Date: | Thu, 13 Jun 2002 22:36:43 +0000 |
| Subject: | RE: [PHP] truncating dilema | ||
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> It has just occured to me though that if I'm to list maybe
> 100 news items with descriptions it means alot of memory
> right because i have 100 items containing:
> date
> title
> text (could be any length)
>
> I will use substr() in my php to format the descriptions but
> I thought I'd ask here if anyone had a *better* suggestion?
Use mysql's substring as part of your query - consult your friendly
local mysql manual for more details.
CYA, Dave