RE: [PHP-WIN] Re: Passing Variables

I need the group by clause to enable me pick the count of each type of item that can be used for drawing graphs.Remember that it is not very possible, although i don't know yet to come up with a chart of different number counts of each item without converting the counts to numerical values. -----Original Message----- From: Nicole Amashta [mailto:430ntr3k@bellsouth.net] Sent: Friday, May 24, 2002 12:52 AM To: php-windows@lists.php.net; php-general@lists.php.net Subject: [PHP-WIN] Re: Passing Variables Why do you need the group by clause? Do one or the other, not both. either do a select count(id) from table or select field, count(id) from table group by field Check your query, Nicole Amashta www.aeontrek.com James Opere wrote: > Hi All, > I'm trying to pass variables from one form to the other.I have a problem > when i want to do the the following: > 1.COUNT($variable) > 2.DISTINCT($variable) > ............. > I realise i can not use the brackets in my query and the variable be > recognised.When i add COUNT without the brackets i still get an error. > Example. > test.html > <form action="me.php" method="post"> > <input type="text" name="this"> > .............. > This is sent to : > > me.php > <?php > $db=mysql_connect('localhost','',''); > mysql_select_db($database,$db); > $sql="select COUNT($this) from $table group by $this"; > ................ > ?> > This gives an error. > Please help. > -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php