In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Lindsay Adams) wrote:

> Two ways:
> Do it in PHP
>     add a counter and test for it at the end of the while loop
>     if ==20 then break;
> 
> Easier, do it in your query:
>     tack LIMIT 20 on the end of your query, and you will only get the first
> 20 hits from your database.
> 
> 
> 
> On 4/2/01 3:54 PM, "Bob Stone" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> > Dear PHP Helpers,
> > 
> > What is your recommendation on limiting a while
> > statement so that it only iterates a maximum of 20
> > times?

Third way: use a for loop instead of the while (same concept at the first 
suggestion, just slightly different methology).

for($i=0;$i<20;$i++)
   {
   blah
   }

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