help w/ mysql_fetch_array(): error

[Aaron4osu]

I'm getting the following error after running a query when I run mysql_fetch_array():

 

Warning: mysql_fetch_array(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource in public_html/pitchShark2/Poll/inc/functions.php on line 24

 

Any help will be greatly 

 

Line 24 is:

while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result))

 

// app_config.php defines: DATABASE_HOST, DATABASE_USERNAME, DATABASE_PASSWORD

 

<?php
require_once '../scripts/app_config.php';
require_once '../scripts/database_connection.php';
//require("db.php");
//GETTING VARIABLES START
if (isset($_POST['action'])) {
$action 		= mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['action']);
}
if (isset($_POST['pollAnswerID'])) {
$pollAnswerID	= mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['pollAnswerID']); 
}
//GETTING VARIABLES END


function getPoll($pollID){
$query  = "SELECT * FROM polls LEFT JOIN pollAnswers ON polls.pollID = pollAnswers.pollID WHERE polls.pollID = " . $pollID . " ORDER By pollAnswerListing ASC";
$result = mysql_query($query);
//echo $query;jquery

$pollStartHtml = '';
$pollAnswersHtml = '';


while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result))
{
	$pollQuestion 		= $row['pollQuestion'];	
	$pollAnswerID 		= $row['pollAnswerID'];	
	$pollAnswerValue	= $row['pollAnswerValue'];

	if ($pollStartHtml == '') {
		$pollStartHtml 	= '<div id="pollWrap"><form name="pollForm" method="post" action="inc/functions.php?action=vote"><h3>' . $pollQuestion .'</h3><ul>';
		$pollEndHtml 	= '</ul><input type="submit" name="pollSubmit" id="pollSubmit" value="Vote" /> <span id="pollMessage"></span><img src="ajaxLoader.gif" alt="Ajax Loader" id="pollAjaxLoader" /></form></div>';	
	}
	$pollAnswersHtml	= $pollAnswersHtml . '<li><input name="pollAnswerID" id="pollRadioButton' . $pollAnswerID . '" type="radio" value="' . $pollAnswerID . '" /> ' . $pollAnswerValue .'<span id="pollAnswer' . $pollAnswerID . '"></span></li>';
	$pollAnswersHtml	= $pollAnswersHtml . '<li class="pollChart pollChart' . $pollAnswerID . '"></li>';
}
echo $pollStartHtml . $pollAnswersHtml . $pollEndHtml;
}

function getPollID($pollAnswerID){
$query  = "SELECT pollID FROM pollAnswers WHERE pollAnswerID = ".$pollAnswerID." LIMIT 1";
$result = mysql_query($query);
$row = mysql_fetch_array($result);

return $row['pollID'];	
}

function getPollResults($pollID){
$colorArray = array(1 => "#ffcc00", "#00ff00", "#cc0000", "#0066cc", "#ff0099", "#ffcc00", "#00ff00", "#cc0000", "#0066cc", "#ff0099");
$colorCounter = 1;
$query  = "SELECT pollAnswerID, pollAnswerPoints FROM pollAnswers WHERE pollID = ".$pollID."";
$result = mysql_query($query);
while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result))
{
	if ($pollResults == "") {
		$pollResults = $row['pollAnswerID'] . "|" . $row['pollAnswerPoints'] . "|" . $colorArray[$colorCounter];
	} else {
		$pollResults = $pollResults . "-" . $row['pollAnswerID'] . "|" . $row['pollAnswerPoints'] . "|" . $colorArray[$colorCounter];
	}
	$colorCounter = $colorCounter + 1;
}
$query  = "SELECT SUM(pollAnswerPoints) FROM pollAnswers WHERE pollID = ".$pollID."";
$result = mysql_query($query);
$row = mysql_fetch_array( $result );
$pollResults = $pollResults . "-" . $row['SUM(pollAnswerPoints)'];
echo $pollResults;	
}


//VOTE START
if ($action == "vote"){

if (isset($_COOKIE["poll" . getPollID($pollAnswerID)])) {
	echo "voted";
} else {
	$query  = "UPDATE pollAnswers SET pollAnswerPoints = pollAnswerPoints + 1 WHERE pollAnswerID = ".$pollAnswerID."";
	mysql_query($query) or die('Error, insert query failed');
	setcookie("poll" . getPollID($pollAnswerID), 1, time()+259200, "/", ".webresourcesdepot.com");
	getPollResults(1);
}
}
//VOTE END

if (mysql_real_escape_string($_GET['cleanCookie']) == 1){
setcookie("poll1", "", time()-3600, "/", ".webresourcesdepot.com");
header('Location: http://webresourcesdepot.com/wp-content/uploads/file/ajax-poll-script/');
}
?>

 

database_connection.php

<?php
  require_once 'app_config.php';

  mysql_connect(DATABASE_HOST, DATABASE_USERNAME, DATABASE_PASSWORD)
    or handle_error("there was a problem connecting to the database that holds the information we need to get you connected.",
                     mysql_error());

  mysql_select_db(DATABASE_NAME)
    or handle_error("there's a configuration problem with our database.",
                     mysql_error());

 

 

[AyKay47]

This is because your query is failing and returning false, debugging measures should be in place.

 

$result = mysql_query($query);
if(!$result)
{
    echo $query . "<br />";
    echo mysql_error();
}