> Hi guys im pretty new at this and cant seem to get this going.... I want
> the
> code to query the database for the number of messages posted within the
> last
> month this is the code i have but its not working... I might even have
> it
> all wrong, can someone point me in the right direction?
>
>  $lastmonth = date("YmdHis", mktime(date("H"), date("i"), date("s"),
> date("m")-1, date("d"), date("Y")));
>  $countResult = db_query("SELECT count(*) AS msgCount FROM messages
> WHERE
> uid = '". $userID ."' AND fid = '". $fid ."' AND post_date <= '".
> $lastmonth
> ."'");
>  $countRow = db_fetch_array($countResult);
>
> im then using $countRow as my variable but it keeps returning a value of
> zero.

$countRow is returning 0 or empty?

What does print_r($countRow) show you?

Also, try running your query from the mysql prompt, substituting the PHP
with real values. See if mysql complains about your query.

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