printing the contents of a variable

[jroy]

ok, i have a variable in the index.php file, what do i have to do to print it on the index page?

[ericgtr]

You will need to add it to your forumhome template where ever you want it to display.

[jroy]

i know that, but what code do I have to add to the template?

[ericgtr]

Can't say without seeing it and having an idea of where you want it.

[Adrian Schneider]

If you have something like $variable = 1; in your php file, then type $variable to display the 1.

[jroy]

Originally Posted by TheSpecialist

If you have something like $variable = 1; in your php file, then type $variable to display the 1.

i tried that but it didnt work, all the code does is retrieve a number from the database

[Adrian Schneider]

Maybe something is wrong with your script, because that is how you do it.

Could you post the section of code that creates the variable.

[jroy]

PHP Code:

$ever = $DB_site->query("SELECT * FROM tablename" );
$totalever = $ever['total'];
$dateever = $ever['date']; 

ignore the variable names, they probably wont make any sense to you, im not even sure if this is the correct way to read some thing from the database but I found where it reads something else from the database and copied it and changed a few things

[Dean C]

PHP Code:

$ever = $DB_site->query_first("SELECT * FROM tablename" );
$totalever = $ever['total'];
$dateever = $ever['date']; 

Use that

[filburt1]

...but remember to never do SELECT *. Only SELECT what you want to get from the database and nothing more.