sql help needed!!

[antony2kx]

$x=mysql_query("SELECT message, username, groupid, mstime FROM b_shout ORDER BY mstime DESC LIMIT 0,15");
$messages = array();

while($m=mysql_fetch_object($x))
{

   $messages[] = $m;
}

$random_val = mt_rand(0, count($messages)-1);
$random_message = $messages[$random_val];

echo $random_message->message; //will display a message from the 15 you have selected 

This is because you used the $db->query, your using a class and i dont know if it returns resource or what so i changed it to mysql_query instead

[icedroplet1987]

using your sql statement

do this

$x=$db->select("SELECT message, username, groupid, mstime FROM b_shout ORDER BY mstime DESC LIMIT 0,15");
$messages = array();

while($m=mysql_fetch_object($x))
{

   $messages[] = $m;
}

$random_val = mt_rand(0, count($messages)-1);
$random_message = $messages[$random_val];

echo $random_message->message; //will display a message from the 15 you have selected 

getting this error mate..

Warning: mysql_fetch_object(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource
Notice: Undefined offset: 0
Notice: Trying to get property of non-object

[antony2kx]

using your sql statement

do this

$x=$db->select("SELECT message, username, groupid, mstime FROM b_shout ORDER BY mstime DESC LIMIT 0,15");
$messages = array();

while($m=mysql_fetch_object($x))
{

   $messages[] = $m;
}

$random_val = mt_rand(0, count($messages)-1);
$random_message = $messages[$random_val];

echo $random_message->message; //will display a message from the 15 you have selected 

[icedroplet1987]

$x=$db->select("SELECT message, username, groupid, mstime FROM b_shout ORDER BY mstime DESC LIMIT 0,15");

friends, as i know this line is to select data from database and as limit defined to 15 so it seects 15 rows.
but i want to select single row inbetween condition without changing anything in this line. likewise i will like to select only one message, how should i do it? hope you got my point.