[SOLVED] Help With Complex Query (at least complex to me)

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OK. So, I have a query that works great below:

$result = mysql_query("SELECT ph.first_name,ph.last_name,ph.current_school,ph.height,ph.weight,ph.school_commitment, p.rankESPN, p.rankHoopscoop, p.rankHoopmasters,p.rankRivals,
p.rankScout FROM players_heap as ph,players as p WHERE p.p_id =ph.p_id  AND ph.graduation_year='$class'   AND ( (p.rankESPN BETWEEN '$rank_min' AND '$rank_max')  OR  (p.rankHoopscoop BETWEEN '$rank_min' AND '$rank_max')  OR  ( p.rankHoopmasters BETWEEN '$rank_min' AND '$rank_max' ) OR  (p.rankRivals BETWEEN '$rank_min' AND '$rank_max') OR ( p.rankScout BETWEEN '$rank_min' AND '$rank_max') )GROUP BY ph.p_id ORDER BY p.rankESPN, p.rankHoopmasters,p.rankRivals, p.rankScout ASC ");

 

I am writing a function based on this query that allows me to add/remove features in the query and display.  I keep getting this error message:

You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'GROUP BY ph.p_id ORDER BY p.rankESPN ASC' at line 1

 

Here's the code of the function up until the query:

IF ($number_of_ranks == "1"){
$rank1 = "rank" . $rank_systems;
$rastring1 = "`p." . $rank1 . "`";
$rastring2 = "(p.$rank1 BETWEEN '$rank_min' AND '$rank_max')";
}
ELSE {
$rank_systems = explode("-",$rank_systems);
$rank1 = 'rank' . $rank_systems[0];
$ra1 = "`p." . $rank1 . "`";
$ra21 = "(p.$rank1 BETWEEN '$rank_min' AND '$rank_max')";
$rank2 = 'rank' . $rank_systems[1];
$ra2 = ", `p." . $rank2 . "`";
$ra22 = " OR (p.$rank2 BETWEEN '$rank_min' AND '$rank_max')";
   IF ($number_of_ranks > "2"){
   $rank3 = 'rank' . $rank_systems[2];
   $ra3 = ", `p." . $rank3 . "`";
   $ra23 = " OR (p.$rank3 BETWEEN '$rank_min' AND '$rank_max')";
   }
   IF ($number_of_ranks > "3"){
   $rank4 = 'rank' . $rank_systems[3];
   $ra4 = ", `p." . $rank4 . "`";
   $ra24 = " OR (p.$rank4 BETWEEN '$rank_min' AND '$rank_max')";
   }
$rastring1 = $ra1 . $ra2 . $ra3 . $ra4 . $ra5;
$rastring2 = "( " . $ra21 . $ra22 . $ra23 . $ra24 . " )";
}
IF ($number_of_attributes == "1"){
$attribute1 = $attributes;
$atstring = "`" . $attribute1 . "`";
}
ELSE{
$attributes = explode ("-", $attributes);
$attribute1 = '`ph.' . $attributes[0] . "`";
$attribute2 = ', `ph.' . $attributes[1] . "`";
  IF ($number_of_attributes > "2"){
  $attribute3 = ', `ph.' . $attributes[2] . "`";
  }
  IF ($number_of_attributes > "3"){
  $attribute4 = ', `ph.' . $attributes[3] . "`";
  }
  IF ($number_of_attributes > "4"){
  $attribute5 = ', `ph.' . $attributes[4] . "`";
  }
  IF ($number_of_attributes > "5"){
  $attribute6 = ', `ph.' . $attributes[5] . "`";
  }
  IF ($number_of_attributes > "6"){
  $attribute7 = ', `ph.' . $attributes[6] . "`";
  }
  IF ($number_of_attributes > "7"){
  $attribute8 = ', `ph.' . $attributes[7] . "`";
  }
  IF ($number_of_attributes > "8"){
  $attribute9 = ', `ph.' . $attributes[8] . "`";
  }
  IF ($number_of_attributes > "9"){
  $attribute10 = ', `ph.' . $attributes[9] . "`";
  }
$atstring = $attribute1 . $attribute2 . $attribute3 . $attribute4 . $attribute5 .
$attribute6 . $attribute7 . $attribute8 . $attribute9 . $attribute10;
}
$rank_min = 1;
IF ($rank_max == ""){
$rank_max = 10;
}
Echo '<div class="getranks">
<table class="sortable" cellspacing="0;" align="center">
  <thead>
    <tr>	
    <th>First Name</th>
    <th>Last</th>	
    <th>School</th>
    <th>Height</th>
    <th>Weight</th>
    <th>Commitment</th>
    <th>' . $rank_systems[0] . '</th>
    <th>' . $rank_systems[1] . '</th>
    <th>' . $rank_systems[2] . '</th>
    <th>' . $rank_systems[3] . '</th>
    </tr>
  </thead>
  <tbody>';
  $i = 0;
  $result = mysql_query("SELECT $atstring, $rastring1 FROM players_heap as ph,players as p WHERE p.p_id =ph.p_id  AND ph.graduation_year='$class' AND $ratring2 GROUP BY ph.p_id ORDER BY p.$rank1 ASC ")or die(mysql_error());

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$ratring2

 

is that supposed to be

 

$rastring2