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Deleting a row in a Table


gladiator83x

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Hi All,

I was just wondering if anyone could help me troubleshoot this error that I keep receiving. I am trying to delete something in a table if it is  already in there, and I keep receiving an error message that states that something is wrong with my syntax. I changed it around several times, but still nothing. Any suggestions?


$res=mysql_query("select * from End_Review");
if(mysql_num_rows($res)==0) echo "there is no data in table..";
if (mysql_num_rows($res)!=0)
{

for($i=0;$i<mysql_num_rows($res);$i++)
{
$row=mysql_fetch_assoc($res);

}
// $row is an array of titles
mysql_query("DELETE FROM End_Review WHERE $title==$row[topic_title]")
or die(mysql_error());
}


If it helps, this is how I input data into this table--it works fine.

mysql_query("INSERT INTO End_Review
(id,topic_title, date) VALUES('','$title','$test_date' ) ")
or die(mysql_error());


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I think that topic_title in $row[topic_title] should be in quotes.

[code] mysql_query("DELETE FROM End_Review WHERE $title==$row[topic_title]") [/code]

Look at the "MySQL Related" section in [url=http://dptr1988.mooo.com/php_tips.php]PHP Coding tips[/url] for ideas on how to troubleshoot your MySQL query.
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agreed about needing to compare an actual field with something.  jvroth fixed the actual issue without pointing it out - comparison in MySQL takes place with one equal sign, not two.  have a look in the MySQL manual at the comparison operators.
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