[SOLVED] why won't it pick up the $id

[jeppers]

i am not sure why it won't pick up the id from but it is now starting to get to me so could someone please have a look at this code and maybe tell me where i am going wrong

 

i have 2 pages one where the user can change the oprion in a menu sytem and one where it retives the data using the $id.

 

hear is the code and the user id from the

 

<?php

//retrive the users information 
$query = "SELECT food_id, title, description, price FROM foods WHERE food_id=$id";
$result = @mysql_query($query) or die(mysql_error());

if (mysql_num_rows($result) == 1){//valid id show form 

	//get the users information
	$row = mysql_fetch_array($result, MYSQL_NUM);

 

hear is the id it is ment to pick up

 

http://localhost//edit_food.php?id=43

 

so what to do can you help

 

[micmania1]

You need to use $_GET['id']

[jeppers]

is there any chance you can point me in correct direction, in my code to help me wright that code in so it works.

[jeppers]

sorry i am so stuiped i just missed that all out..........