RE: [PHP] Initializing a db $var and retrieving a required CONSTANT

2002-05-05 Thread John Holmes
L PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [PHP] Initializing a db $var and retrieving a required CONSTANT > > > Hi Folks, > Two questions: > > 1) Initializing a db $var > What's the best way to code $dbvar, which is coming from a database query, > given

[PHP] Initializing a db $var and retrieving a required CONSTANT

2002-05-05 Thread Dreamriver.com
Hi Folks, Two questions: 1) Initializing a db $var What's the best way to code $dbvar, which is coming from a database query, given the new superglobals: $data = mysql_fetch_array(); $dbvar = stripslashes($data['someFieldName']); Is there a newer or better way to initialize $dbvar? 2) retri