> It has just occured to me though that if I'm to list maybe > 100 news items with descriptions it means alot of memory > right because i have 100 items containing: > date > title > text (could be any length) > > I will use substr() in my php to format the descriptions but > I thought I'd ask here if anyone had a *better* suggestion?
Use mysql's substring as part of your query - consult your friendly local mysql manual for more details. CYA, Dave -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php