RE: [PHP] php, mysql, and method question

2003-03-20 Thread John W. Holmes
> i have a table that contains articles. i have another table which > contains the order 1 - 9 that i would like to display them in. > > this part is done, and is not a problem. here is where I am not sure > how to proceed. > > 1. tbl_display_order - can only have 9 records in it (or do i just >

Re: [PHP] php, mysql, and method question

2003-03-20 Thread Hugh Danaher
Charles, it sounds like you want the most recent 9 articles ("...order set to 1 so it shows up first when ..."), so why not something like "select * from article_table order by id desc, limit 9" [assumes id is int not null auto_incremented]. You could also increment the value in the field something