[PHP] how did this become an array?

[The PHP newbie]

Hi,

I am trying to figure out a part of the PHP code which belongs to one of
the files that is responsible for operating a discussion group.

I was examining some of a part of the code which produces the total number
of messages and displays the subject of the message.

I encountered a part that looks like this:

mysql_select_db("discussionboard", $db)
   or die("Couldnot select database");

$sql = "select max(thread) as thread, max(mesgid) as mesgid from
discussionboard";

$result = mysql_query($sql)
or die("Query failed");

$numrows = mysql_num_rows($result);

$result_row = mysql_fetch_row($result);
echo"No of topics: $result_row[0]
No of total messages: $result_row[1]


What I don't understand is how did $result_row become $result_row[0] and
$result_row[1]?

Also what does it mean to select max(thread) as thread, max(mesid) as
mesgid?

I have never used this "as" command before.

Thanks for any insight.

Peter



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[PHP] Is it posible to embed scripts from other server?

[The PHP Newbie]

HI there!
 
Hope someone can help me with this: Is it posible to run a PHP script from a different 
server than the one requesting the script.?
 
I would like to know if u can do this with php, just like the Server Includes in CGI 
and if u have an example of how to do it.
 
I have a script in lets say www.myserverrightnow.com and this script needs to call the 
info from a script from  www.anotherserver.com, is there a way to stablish a 
connection between?
 
Thanks for ur help!
 
 
Regards,
 
Luis Soriano.


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