Question

Database:

id  first_name  points
1   Bob          12
2   Jane             50
3   Jack             2
4   Bill             10
5   Nick             62
6   Kathy            18
7   Steve            42
8   Anne             52

Script:

<?php
$con = mysql_connect("localhost","root","lol");
if (!$con)
  {
  die('Could not connect: ' . mysql_error());
  }

mysql_select_db("st", $con);

$result = mysql_query("SELECT first_name,points,
          @curRank := @curRank + 1 AS rank
FROM      person p, (SELECT @curRank := 0) r
ORDER BY points DESC");

while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result))
  {
  echo $row['first_name'] . "  " . $row['points'];
  echo "<br />";
  }

mysql_close($con);
?>

What i get;

Nick 62
Anne 52
Jane 50
Steve 42
Kathy 18
Bob 12
Bill 10
Jack 2

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Now i need to add to user position rank (something like top function)
example:

Nick 62  Top 1
Anne 52  Top 2
Jane 50  Top 3
Steve 42 Top 4 and so on.....
Kathy 18
Bob 12
Bill 10
Jack 2

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Answer 1

$position = 1;
while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result))
  {
  echo $row['first_name'] . "  " . $row['points'] . "  Top ".$position;
  echo "<br />";
  $position++;
  }