help! returning a single row on a database query

[lee20]

i\'m trying to query the database and only get one result. i\'ve always used while loops when i query the database, but i need to query for the first matching criteria and return that row.

 

$select = \"SELECT * FROM `table Where value=\'$variable\'\";

$query = mysql_query($select);

while($row = mysql_fetch_row($query))

{

//I want to return only the first row with the matching criteria.

$var1= $row[0];

etc..

}

 

Help! Thx

[effigy]

don\'t use the while...

 

$select = "SELECT * FROM `table Where value=\'$variable\'"; 

$query = mysql_query($select); 

$row = mysql_fetch_row($query);

$var1= $row[0];

[lee20]

that easy huh? thx