Re: [PHP-DB] question about '

2003-07-19 Thread David Robley
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] says... Hi there, The problem is the data is already in the DB, it was mass-added with the ' already there, what I need is a way to retrieve the ' that is already in the DB. Thanks Chris yes, by adding stripslashes it will somewhat

[PHP-DB] What happens when the database is down?

2003-07-19 Thread Hanxue Lee
Hi, I am using PHP 4.3.1, Apache 2.0.46 and MySQL 4.0.12 on Windows 2000 Processional Edition. All the code are working fine, with only one exception. When I shut down the database, the PHP script will continue running normally until it reaches the part where information is retrieved from the

Re: [PHP-DB] What happens when the database is down?

2003-07-19 Thread Miles Thompson
C'mon, think about it. Connect to the database at the top of your page - if you can't connect either error out and die, or branch to alternate output. As far as lack of error reporting is concerned, check and see what level of error reporting is set on the server; the manual has a helpful

RE: [PHP-DB] What happens when the database is down?

2003-07-19 Thread Rich Hutchins
C'mon, think about it. Right on, Miles. Hanxue, One other thing to consider is if you're using the @ in front of your mysql function calls in PHP (e.g. @mysql_connect()). Especially if you're using the @ without and additional error checking with things like: if (!$dbconnect) { die

[PHP-DB] speeing up query and display...

2003-07-19 Thread Aaron Wolski
Hi Guys, I have the following query which unfortunately has to grab all records in a table (well over 3000) to display in a multiple select box. Code: ?php $manufQuery = db_query(SELECT manufacturer FROM kcs_threads); while ($manufResults =

Re: [PHP-DB] speeing up query and display...

2003-07-19 Thread Becoming Digital
You've got three queries, two of which are in while loops. If you're calling up 3000 records, you may have as many as 3000 DB queries, possibly more. That's why things take forever. Restructure your code, placing the queries outside the loops. Then use mysql_fetch_array() and loop through the