Re: Catagory list

Thanks for the code. Its not doing exactly what I want, but with a little modification is is kind of working. The one problem is that it is putting the Title first and the catagory second. so it is coming up with: title1 title2 catagory title3 title4 catagory1 and the last catagory is droping off. I have modified the code as such (if you can help so that the catagory is first and the titles second it would be a great help): $result = mysql_query ("SELECT * from article ORDER BY catagory"); $temp = ""; while ($r = mysql_fetch_array($result)) { if (empty($temp)) // will be fired only once! { $temp = $r["catagory"]; // get category name // echo "This is category <b>" . $temp ."</b>, and it's titles are as following:<br>"; //display it // echo "----this is title <a href='update.php?passed=". $r["id"] ."'><b>" . $r["title"] . "</b></a><br>"; } if ($temp != $r["catagory"]) // because it's sorted by category, this method will work! echo "This is category <b>" . $temp. "</b>, and it's titles are as following:<br>"; //display it // update last category name $temp = $r["catagory"]; // echo "This is category <b>" . $temp. "</b>, and it's titles are as following:<br>"; echo "----this is title <a href='update.php?passed=". $r["id"] ."'><b>" . $r["title"] . "</b></a><br>"; } ""elias"" <elias_bachaalany@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:9a246s$mcv$1@toye.p.sourceforge.net... > please try this: > - > I didn't really get what you mean, but i can see that you have a table such: > > Table fields: category, fieldx, fieldy, fieldz, title > > and you want to display it's data as: > > category 1 > title1 (belonging to cat1) > title2 (...) > title3 (....) > title4 (...) > cat2 > titlex > titley > titlez > > that what you said, right? > okay, try this: > > ** > > $result = mysql_query ("SELECT * from article ORDER BY catagory"); > $temp = ""; > while ($r = mysql_fetch_array($result)) > { > if (empty($temp)) // will be fired only once! > { > $temp = $r["category"]; // get category name > echo "This is category $temp, and it's titles are as following:<br>"; // > display it > } > > if ($temp != $r["category"]) // because it's sorted by category, this > method will work! > echo "This is category $temp, and it's titles are as following:<br>"; // > display it > // update last category name > $temp = $r["category"]; > echo "----this is title " . $r["title"] . "<br>"; > > } > ** > - > ""Mark Bayfield"" <mbayfield@optushome.com.au> wrote in message > news:9a1u3q$k81$1@toye.p.sourceforge.net... > > I am trying to make a catagory list that displays a distinct catagory, and > > then listing titles under that catagory. > > Unfortunatly all the data is in one table, and the catagory field is not > set > > catagories, so there is duplicates in that field. > > The code so far is (but I am probably going about it the wrong way, if you > > can see whats wrong with my code plase help, or point me in some > direction), > > > > $query = mysql_query("SELECT DISTINCT catagory from article order by > > catagory"); > > $query2 = mysql_query ("SELECT * from article ORDER BY catagory"); > > > > for ($index = 0; $index < mysql_num_rows($query); $index++) { > > $Catagory = mysql_fetch_row ($query) or die (mysql_error()); > > $name1 = mysql_fetch_row ($query2) or die (mysql_error()); > > $x = $name1; > > $result1 = array_unique($Catagory); > > $result = array_merge($Catagory, $name1); > > > > print ("$result1[0]<BR>"); > > for ($x=0; $x == $result1[0]; $x++) { > > print ("&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a > > href='update.php?passed=$name1[0]'>$name1[2]</a><br>\n"); > > } > > } > > > > I am trying everything to get it do just print the following: > > > > Catagory > > title1 > > title2 > > Catagory1 > > title3 > > title4 > > > > Please help me out.... > > > > thanks > > > > > > > > -- > > 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 > > > > > > -- > 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 >