Summing the Values from mysql select query

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Hello all,

I want to sum up the values returned by the $row['val'] that you can see in my code snippet below:

PHP

/*
this part contains the connection parameters
*/

$query = "SELECT val FROM table";
$result = mysql_query($query);

/*
this makes sure the result contains data
*/

WHILE($row = mysql_fetch_assoc($result)){
      echo $row['val'];
}

Thank you in advance.

Posted 10-Aug-12 0:55am

Baba_Dee

Updated 10-Aug-12 1:06am

Joan M

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Baba_Dee 10-Aug-12 7:18am

Thank you very much, the solution worked
Thanks a lot.

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Solution 2

anyvariable = echo $row["SUM(val)"];

It will work if i am rite..

Posted 10-Aug-12 1:11am

Code-Hunt

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Joan M 10-Aug-12 7:50am

This can't work as the OP is asking for adding all the values returned from the loop. This is only giving you the last value in the loop inside anyvariable... Apart of that the variable itself should start with a $ sign...

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Joan M · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-10T01:04:00

Solution 1

PHP

$yournumber = $yournumber + $row['val'];

If I'm not missing any evident thing, this should do it.

Posted 10-Aug-12 1:04am

Joan M

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Baba_Dee 10-Aug-12 7:24am

Your Solution worked, Thanks a lot.

Joan M 10-Aug-12 9:18am

Thank you for your comment and for evaluating the answer.
I'm glad it has helped you. ;)