MySQL query help please

[Darth Cow]

Here is my current MySQL query...

SELECT SUM(hitscount) AS totalhits FROM hits WHERE time>123456789 AND siteid=10 GROUP BY siteid

This query works great most of the time, but sometimes there won't be any result rows that match the criteria. How would I make totalhits be equal to 0 if there are no results returned instead of a mysql resource result with no rows? Thanks for you help .

[Xenon]

this part here is useless if it's the full query:

AND siteid=10 GROUP BY siteid

just remove the group by and i think it should work...

[Darth Cow]

I realized that I was needlessly added in the SUM() part that was already taken care of by the grouping, so it was repetative. The solution I can up with on my own (using mysql_num_rows()) isn't nearly as elegant as merely removing the group by part and using intval() on the result. Thanks for you help .

[TECK]

Originally posted by Darth Cow
Here is my current MySQL query...

SELECT SUM(hitscount) AS totalhits FROM hits WHERE time>123456789 AND siteid=10 GROUP BY siteid

This query works great most of the time, but sometimes there won't be any result rows that match the criteria. How would I make totalhits be equal to 0 if there are no results returned instead of a mysql resource result with no rows? Thanks for you help .

PHP Code:

$count['hits'] = 0;
if ( $docount = $DB_site->query_first("
  SELECT COUNT(*) AS totalhits
  FROM hits
  WHERE dateline>$bbuserinfo[lastvisit] AND siteid=10
") and !empty( $docount['totalhits'] ) )
{
  $count['hits'] = number_format( $docount['totalhits'] );
} 


[Logik]

I think i see a typo in that..

[Logik]

PHP Code:

$count['hits'] = 0;
if ( $docount = $DB_site->query_first)"
  SELECT COUNT(*) AS totalhits
  FROM hits
  WHERE dateline>$bbuserinfo[lastvisit] AND siteid=10
") and !empty( $docount['totalhits'] ) )
{
  $count['hits'] = number_format( $docount['totalhits'] );
} 


You had the ')' turned the wrong way.. I could be wrong.. aranoid:

[TECK]

The code above will give you a very nice error. My code is correct.

[Logik]

Yes. Indeed. A VERY nice error.. Hey, cant hate me cause im trying

[TECK]

That's how we all learn, by doing mistakes.
Cheers.

[Logik]

hehe... :OI I just seen that '(' and was thinking.. 'whoa dont it have to be the other way?'.. But i was wrong