New User of PHp/Mysql..

Ive been using Mysql/PHP for a short while - I sent this messaghe to a big PHP group (not enough users though) about a week ago - No reply... Can anyone help.. PS - Slingshot.co.nz doesnt have PHP - its just a text file.. - Save to your own SQL server & test, Or just review the code - No viruses or anything.. Thanks. G. begin-php-subscribe@yahoogroups.com --------- http://homepages.slingshot.co.nz/~gordon52/4.txt Ive been learning MySql for about 1 week now - & joined a MySql group - but some questions I ask are more PHP related & not directly involving MySQL.. anyway, for my big test script, Ive got the above URL Just 'view source' to view the PHP scripting language... when running, it searches your databases & brings up a list of active databases. When selected, it brings up a list of tables within the database.. (those two functions are ok..) Now - in the script, - near the top, it says :- if ($action =='tables'){ <<< (start of problem area..) Now - when you select the table, it displays all the names of each column, within the table. (that part works..) it has :- $tot=$i; - $tot now holds the number of columns in that table - For my example on my PC, it held the number '17' which is correct. it now has 2 'loops'... a) for ($count = 1; $row = mysql_fetch_row ($query_result_handle); ++$count) b) for ($counta = 1; $tot; ++$counta) Loop a, loops through the 4 rows of the database. Loop B, displays all (17) of the colmns for each row... Now - Problems 1) When my script runs, it is VERY fast - Doing things normally. - EXCEPT - when it comes to the 2 loops.. - it goes Very slow - I realise its got to do 2 sets of loops - but its going at a much slower rate than if i did the same loops, on another programming language. 2) It only displays the 1st row of my data.. - For the example database i tested, I knew it had 4 rows. problem questions :- a) Is my looping correct - Or can anyone find a loop-hole / problem in my programming. (Im not telling you if the pun was intentional or not.) PS - Ive now realised something, & changed my line from :- for ($counta = 1; $tot; ++$counta) to for ($counta = 1; $row = mysql_fetch_row ($query_result_handle); ++$counta) - now my script is really fast - However it doesnt show much of the 1st line of data :-( PS, the uploaded one (URL above) - doesnt show the change - as yet.. Can anyone advise what im doing wrong ? G.