[SOLVED] only show db output once

[runnerjp]

im trying to pull from the db posts a user has made so that i can display there last 5 posts..

 

<?php
$sql = "Select * FROM forumtutorial_posts where author = '$profilename' ORDER BY `showtime` DESC LIMIT 0, 5";
$postsresult = mysql_query($sql) or die("Could not get threads");
$num = mysql_num_rows($postsresult);if($num < 1)
    {echo 'User has yet to make a post.';}else{
while($row = mysql_fetch_assoc($postsresult)) {  echo ' <a id="posts" href="http://www.runningprofiles.com/members/index.php?page=message&forum='.$row['forum'].'&id='.$row['postid'].'&pagenum=last">'.$row['title'].'</a> <br />' ;}
     }?>

 

but say i posted under this 5 times it would show this

 

only show db output once

only show db output once

only show db output once

only show db output once

only show db output once

 

how can i only show it once per topic?

[Maq]

Do a DISTINCT on the topic.