mysql_query

a few days ago I asked you this: ____________________ when I do a mysql_query on php, like $result=mysql_query("select * from counter where date='2001-01-06'"); In case of there is no date='2001-01-06', what should be the contents of $result? How can I know that was no data of '2001-01-06' in database? _____________________ you answer me like that: $hoje=date("'Y-m-d'"); if (mysql_query("select unique,total from counter where data=$hoje")){ echo "true"; }else{ echo "false"; } At the begining it was working. But now returns always true! I can put anything, like "... where data='1999-05-05'", that it returns true, but there is no date='1999-05-05' at database. I was thinking that maybe the PHP4 server is not good... well, someone know what the solution. thanks, Augusto Cesar Castoldi