Re: lock tables problem

but the action page like <form method="post" action="inserting.php"> ....this action pages require the information display in the first page without being updated or deleted or inserted. ----- Original Message ----- From: Chris Murley <murley@appindex.net> To: Mark Lo <markloky@netvigator.com> Cc: php general <php-general@lists.php.net>; <mysql@lists.mysql.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2000 3:28 AM Subject: Re: [PHP] lock tables problem > You shouldnt have to, mysql will automagically lock and unlock them when > doing an insert/update. > > > > On Wed, 9 Aug 2000, Mark Lo wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > I need to lock the tables because I need inserting and updating later. > > > > like ....<form action="inserting.php" method="post">...i will do > > the > > insserting once i hit the submit button.... > > > > Any Ideas of how to lock a specific table. > > > > Thank You > > > > Mark > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Chris Murley <murley@appindex.net> > > To: Mark Lo <markloky@netvigator.com> > > Cc: php general <php-general@lists.php.net>; <mysql@lists.mysql.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2000 3:22 AM > > Subject: Re: [PHP] lock tables problem > > > > > > > Why would you need to lock the table to do a select? > > > > > > > > > mysql usually only locks when inserting/updateing? > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, 9 Aug 2000, Mark Lo wrote: > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > my script is as follows (once I lock the table1, i won't be able to > > read table2) > > > > what is the problems; > > > > > > > > require("Password.hlh"); > > > > mysql_select_db("database1"); > > > > mysql_query("lock tables table1 read"); > > > > $query="select * from table1"; > > > > > > > > > > > > then---the problem starts here... > > > > > > > > require("Password.hlh"); > > > > mysql_select_db("database1"); > > > > mysql_query("lock tables table2 read"); > > > > $query="select * from table2"; > > > > > > > > ---unable to select from table2--- > > > > > > > > Can anyone please point me out the problems. > > > > > > > > Thank you so much > > > > > > > > Mark > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > >