Problem with mysql_num_rows

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July 2nd, 2003, 11:24 AM

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Problem with mysql_num_rows

php Code:

Original - php Code

 
<html>
<head>
<title>
Library Search Results
</title>
</head>
<body>
 
<h1>Squirrel Cottage Research Library</h1>
 
<br />
 
<h2>Search Results</h2>
 
<br />
<br />
 
<?php
// create short variable names
$searchtype=$HTTP_POST_VARS['searchtype'];
$searchterm=$HTTP_POST_VARS['searchterm'];
?>
 
<?php
 
$searchterm= trim($searchterm);
 
if (!$searchterm || !$searchterm)
 
{
echo 'You have not entered search details. Please go back and try again.';
exit;
}
 
$searchtype = addslashes($searchtype);
$searchterm = addslashes($searchterm);
 
include("library.inc");
 
  $connection = mysql_connect($host,$user,$password)
       or die ("couldn't connect to server");
  $db = mysql_select_db($database,$connection)
       or die ("Couldn't select database");
 
mysql_select_db('library');
$query = "select * from library where ".searchtype." like '%".searchterm."%'";
$result = mysql_query($query);
 
$num_results = mysql_num_rows($result);
 
echo '<p>Number of items found: '.$num_results.'</p>';
 
for ($i=0; $i <$num_results; $i++)
 
{
$row = mysql_fetch_array($result);
echo '<p><strong>'.($i+1).'. Title: ';
echo htmlspecialchars(stripslashes($row['title']));
echo '</strong><br />Author: ';
echo stripslashes($row['author']);
echo '<br />Co-author: ';
echo stripslashes($row['co_author']);
echo '<br />ISBN: ';
echo stripslashes($row['isbn']);
echo '<br />Held by: ';
echo stripslashes($row['holder']);
echo '</p>';
}
?>
 
</body>
</html>

July 2nd, 2003, 03:19 PM

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RE: Problem with mysql_num_rows

Whats the problem?

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