Re: syntax error help

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It works now: I replaced the last part of the sql with a variable

<?php
$sql = "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM leaderboard WHERE points >= $my_points ";
$result = mysql_query( $sql ) or die ( mysql_error() );
$rank = mysql_result( $result, 0 );
 echo $rank;
 ?>



""Bigmark"" <neretlis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message 
news:F7.A0.03273.10738E44@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Can anyone tell me why this works on my localhost but gets an error on my
> server:
>
> <?php
> $sql = "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM leaderboard WHERE points >=( SELECT points 
> FROM
> leaderboard WHERE username= '$username' )";
> $result = mysql_query( $sql ) or die ( mysql_error() );
> $rank = mysql_result( $result, 0 );
> echo $rank;
> ?>
>
>
> this is the error message but i cant figure it out:
>
> Your Position  You have an error in your SQL syntax. Check the manual that
> corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near
> 'SELECT points FROM leaderboard WHERE username= 'ainslie' )' at 

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