select least number

[searls03]

I am trying to run two queries within one I guess you could say.  What I am trying to do is build a scoring system where each person gets two chances.  The least number is their best.  What I need to have happen is for the php query to select the smallest number for each person, then display the 3 names of the people with the 3 smallest numbers.

 

I am guessing I need to use a query like this to get the smallest number for each person:

$sql = mysql_query("SELECT LEAST(MIN(COL1),MIN(COL2))FROM yourtable;");

but after this I am stumped as to how to make it display the names associated with the 3 smallest numbers.  

 

Can anyone help me out?

[Barand]

You need to use find records where col1 or col2 is equal to the least number

WHERE (SELECT LEAST(MIN(COL1),MIN(COL2))FROM yourtable) IN (COL1, COL2)

[Psycho]

but after this I am stumped as to how to make it display the names associated with the 3 smallest numbers. 

 

For this part, you did not provide the necessary information. Where are the names stored? Are they stored in "yourtable"? If so, include the name field in the SELECT query. If the names are in a different table, then you should have a FK (Foreign Key) in the "yourtable" so that you can JOIN the records in the "yourtable" to the records in the related table with the names.