Re: Need help with Database and variables

Be more specific please, as you typed "SELECT count(*) FROM ... as ..." this should return one row and only one! that means you need to fetch that row and use it as a variable and not within a row... can you plz clarify your question? -elias http://www.eassoft.cjb.net ""Ryan W. Zajicek"" <php@elghund.com> wrote in message news:IDENKHJMNHHHCBGHKPCJOEENCEAA.php@elghund.com... > Hello, > > I was wondering if I do a database query like "SELECT count(*) FROM > table_name AS song_count" if there is a way I can assign song_count to a > variable that is accessable anywhere on the page and not just in a "WHILE" > statement? > > Thanks is advance > > Ryan > mailto:ryan@ramulus.com > > > -- > 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 >