Trouble getting PHP to get correct Var with Mysql

[makoinater]

Im using PHP to Query My Database for the entry in the field 'rss' in the user table with the 'user_id' as $user_id. Now Iv been successful in using PHP with actionscript to put in variables into my database and to bring vars back.

But when I should be getting a value that looks like httP://.....xml It brings me back something like 'Resouce id #3'

heres the code I have -

<?php
$user_id = $_POST['username'];

$link = mysql_connect("xxxx", "xxxx","xxxx") or die ("Unable to connect to database.");
mysql_select_db("markfar_user") or die ("Unable to select database.");

    $sql= "SELECT rss FROM users WHERE user_id = '$user_id'";
    $result = mysql_query($sql, $link);
    print "&res= $result";

mysql_close();
?> 

 

 

Any Help? cheers

[trq]

<?php

if (isset($_POST['username'])) {
  $user_id = $_POST['username'];
  $link = mysql_connect("xxxx", "xxxx","xxxx") or die ("Unable to connect to database.");
  mysql_select_db("markfar_user") or die ("Unable to select database.");

  $sql= "SELECT rss FROM users WHERE user_id = '$user_id'";
  if ($result = mysql_query($sql, $link)) {
    if (mysql_num_rows($result)) {
      $row = mysql_fetch_assoc($result);
      print "&res={$row['rss']}";
    }
  }
  mysql_close();
}

?>

[makoinater]

Yes thank you very much that worked perfectly  And unbelievably quick aswell! 3minutes no less