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[Jessica]

Oh and by the way - I don't come here to "help" ungrateful whiny babies. So stop acting like a child and remember this is a FREE Help forum. (For the record, if someone paying me spoke to me in such an ungrateful manner I'd fire them, so I especially won't put up with it from someone I am donating my time to.) Grow up.

[derekshull]

Ok so I think I get it, let me know if I'm wrong. The WHERE should have been the ON? And I needed to do a JOIN so I did a LEFT JOIN although I'm not sure of the differences. So I put in this:

$sql = "SELECT * FROM follow LEFT JOIN needs ON follow.username=needs.needsusername ORDER BY needs.datetime";
$lookupposts = mysql_query($sql) or trigger_error("Query Failed! SQL: $sql - Error: ".mysql_error(), E_USER_ERROR);
while ($postrow = mysql_fetch_array($lookupposts)) {
$description = $postrow['needs.description'];
$needsusername = $postrow['needs.needsusername'];
$datesubmitted = $postrow['needs.datesubmitted'];

echo "<b>User:</b> $needsusername<br><br><b>Description:</b><br>$description<br><br><b>Date Submitted:</b>  $datesubmitted<br><br>----------------------------------------<br><br>";

}

I didn't get an error but all it shows is

User:

Description:

Date Submitted:

but it doesn't show any info. stumped again. But I'm learning. Any direction?

[Jessica]

You don't need the table alias when you print the row. Print_r($postrow)

[derekshull]

Works great except one thing now.

For some reason it's showing my posts and the posts of one other user named "dvdowns" but not the posts of everyone I follow. It's strange.

[derekshull]

I've messed around and still can't figure out why it's showing my posts and the posts of only one person I follow. I don't think it's understanding that I'm following others besides that one user. So is it pulling all the people I follow?

[Jessica]

You do still need to limit that query to your follows.

In phpmyadmin or mysql command line run SELECT * FROM follow WHERE username = 'Put your username here'; - what do you get?

[Jessica]

Also in the longrun you'll want to switch the order of your JOIN and probably just use INNER.

SELECT description, needsusername, datesubmitted 
FROM needs
INNER JOIN follow
ON follow.followname = needs.needsusername
AND follow.username = 'Your username here';

Is what I think you'll need based on your posts.

[derekshull]

When I run that command I get:

Username Followname
derekshull dvdowns
derekshull ForgottenSong
derekshull test
derekshull owensinguatemala

[Jessica]

So you do have several other users you're following. Try the other query I gave you in place of yours. 

[derekshull]

I'm pretty sure it's solved. I'll mark it solved and go with it for now, thanks!

Also to the snide comment you made earlier, remember you're the 26 year old that started the sarcastic comments. My employees appreciate your "help".

[derekshull]

But all hard feelings aside: thank you, you really did end up helping.

[Jessica]

Way to ensure you won't get my help again. This is why I don't usually write actual code for people. They act like assholes even when you give them what they want. Bite me.

[AyKay47]

Gotta love it...