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Posted by Kim Andrι Akerψ on 01/11/07 12:12
Dave Nash wrote:
> On Thu, 11 Jan 2007 12:57:00 +0100, Ruben van Engelenburg
> <nospam@nospam.com> wrote:
>
> > Dave Nash wrote:
> >
> >> $query = "select * from categories WHERE parentid = $catid";
> >> $result = mysql_query($query) or die ("Couldn't execute query: " .
> >> mysql_error());
> >> echo "$query";
> >>
> >> Table is categories
> >>
> >> CATID
> >> PARENTID
> >>
> >> Im trying to show all categories where the PARENTID value is the
> same >> as the CATID value.
> >
> > It could be that the variable $catid is empty, causing the query to
> > be invalid.
> > I'm not sure where $catid is being set in your script because you
> > didn't post that part, hence my question to echo the $query var.
> >
> > Ruben.
>
> CATID is being passed via a url
>
> list_subs.php?catid=53
>
> So catid should always be there.
Sure, if register_globals is set to "on" on both the local and live
servers. Rather, get used to using $_GET["catid"] instead of $catid.
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