Re: Weird problem with mysql_query

2008-09-10 Thread Andy Shellam
I don't have that much experience with MySQL having mostly worked with MSSQL, but I'm sure the logic is still the same. I believe the query "select count(*) as 'count' from logins GROUP BY dawiz" will fail because "dawiz" is not a column, it's a value within the table. If I'm not mistaken, a

Fw: Weird problem with mysql_query

2008-09-10 Thread DaWiz
- Original Message - From: "Darryle Steplight" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "MySql" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 6:59 PM Subject: Re: Weird problem with mysql_query Hi G, There is nothing weird about your results. When y

Re: Weird problem with mysql_query

2008-09-09 Thread Darryle Steplight
Hi G, There is nothing weird about your results. When you do a Count(*) without a GROUP BY(someColumn) you are essentially asking MySQL how many rows are present in the table. But when you do use Group By someColum , you are asking MySql how many rows do I have of "someColumn" . It's just a go

Weird problem with mysql_query

2008-09-09 Thread MySql
We are running MySql version 5.0.45-Debian_1ubuntu3.1-log Debian etch distribution under Ubuntu. If I submit the following query via mysql_query it acts as if the where is not there: select count(*) as 'Count' from logins where player = 'aqwert'; this returns: Count 143578160 Submitting