I keep getting the following error:
You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'ORDER BY date DESC LIMIT 1' at line 4
function printSoldiersOfRank($rank, $branch)
{
$soldier = new soldierClass;
$sql = "SELECT * FROM soldier WHERE rank = $rank AND branch = '$branch'";
$result = mysql_query($sql);
while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result)):
$soldier->getInfo($row['sID']);
$soldier->printInfo();
endwhile;
function printInfo()
{
$sql = "SELECT promoter, name, date
FROM soldier s, log l
WHERE s.sID = l.promoter AND l.promotee = $this->sid
ORDER BY date DESC LIMIT 1";
$result = mysql_query($sql) or die(mysql_error());
$row = mysql_fetch_array($result);
echo "<div class='soldierInfo'>";
echo "<a href='index.php?page=soldier&sid=$this->sid'>";
echo $this->name;
echo "</a><br />";
echo "Last Promoted: ";
echo date("d M Y", $row['date']);
echo "<br />By: <a href='index.php?page=soldier&sid=$row[0]'>";
echo $row['name'];
echo "</a></div>";
}
I'm assuming the error is in my printInfo()
function. All help is appreciated, thanks in advance.