Query problems

[Ltj_bukem]

Hi.

 

I'm trying to create a query that logs onto the datbase & retrieves a users email address and then displays it.

Here's the code;

<?

print "Your email adddress is " ;

$conn = db_connect();

    $result = $conn->query("select email from user

                            where email='$email'");

 

?>

 

I've had the following response :Catchable fatal error: Object of class mysqli_result could not be converted to string.

 

Can anyone help with this.

 

Many thanks