2009/1/25 Ashley Sheridan <ash@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > On Sun, 2009-01-25 at 15:07 -0600, Shawn McKenzie wrote: > > Ashley Sheridan wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > > > I've run into a bit of a problem. I put together a query using mysql > > > variables in the form set @m:= 0; with the select that uses it directly > > > after. For any wondering, the select was using it as an incremental > > > value which can't be hard coded, as the value will depend on the > > > ordering of the results of the query itself. > > > > > > The problem seems to be that while phpMyAdmin would execute this double > > > query perfectly well, php using mysql_query() was having problems, as > > > apparently it can't actually run multiple queries. > > > > > > Now the full query looks something like this: > > > > > > > > > mysql_query("SELECT @m:=0;"); > > > > > > $query = "SELECT * FROM( > > > SELECT profiles.id, ROUND(AVG(rated.score)) AS `rating`, > > > COUNT(rated.score) AS `total`, @m:=@m+1 AS rank FROM `rated` LEFT JOIN > > > `profiles` ON (profiles.id = rated.profile_id) GROUP BY > rated.profile_id > > > ORDER BY rating DESC, total DESC) AS ranking WHERE ranking.id=$id"; > > > $result = mysql_query($query); > > > > > > > > > which seems to be working OK so far, but does anyone know of any > > > potential pitfalls I might face when doing something like this? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > > Ash > > > www.ashleysheridan.co.uk > > > > > > > Might try the mysqli extension. mysqli_multi_query() > > > > -- > > Thanks! > > -Shawn > > http://www.spidean.com > > > Unfortunately, I think the server this is going on to doesn't have that > extension :( > > > Ash > www.ashleysheridan.co.uk > This extension does not have to be installed. If your server is running php5, then this extension is installed -eddy