Cool thanks I'll try it out :) Deadsam "Marek Kilimajer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Actualy, it will not. LIMIT can have only one argument with DELETE. > This will ($count is the number of rows you need to get in a previous > query): > > DELETE FROM table ORDER BY timestamp ASC LIMIT $count-40 > > Marek Kilimajer wrote: > > > DELETE FROM table ORDER BY timestamp DESC LIMIT 40, 10000000 > > > > untested, but should work > > > > Deadsam wrote: > > > >> Hi Im making a chatroom using flash and php, the one problem Im having is > >> deleting rows. > >> What I'm looking for is when they click on the button to send the message > >> into php-->mySql it will also > >> check to see how many rows are in that table and if they are greater then > >> 40, then to delete the rows > >> over 40, starting with the oldest ones ASC. I thought about using the > >> chatID > >> number but that will change > >> everytime. So I was thinking of having it check for how many rows > >> there is > >> if its greater then 40 rows then > >> delete thgose over 40 ASC. > >> Hope I explained it good enough :) > >> Anyhow if anyone has a solution for this I would really appreciate it. > >> Thanks in advance > >> Deadsam > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > >
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