Question

I have this code,

$sqlstr = mysql_query(
    "SELECT * FROM sales where passport = '{$therecord['passport']}'");
if (mysql_numrows($sqlstr) != 0) {
    echo "<b>Sales for {$therecord['firstname']} {$therecord['lastname']}</b>";
    while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($sqlstr)) {
        echo "<table><tr>";
        echo "<td>{$row['product']}</td>";
        echo "<td>{$row['quantity']}</td>";
        echo "<td>{$row['cost']}</td>";
        echo "</tr>";
        echo "</table>";
    }
}

$sqltotal = mysql_query(
    "SELECT SUM(cost) FROM sales where passport = '{$therecord['passport']}'");
echo "<b>Total Owing: {$sqltotal}</b>";

I would like to add a heading to each table column, and maybe some spacing between them.

How would I go about that?

Additionally, I am trying to use the SQL SUM function and output a total, but at the moment it outputs something like #id24 instead…

Answer 1

You could echo the table headings before the while loop;

<thead>
    <tr>
        <th>Name:</th>
        <th>Quantity:</th>
        <th>Cost:</th>
    </tr>
</thead>
<?php
$sqlstr = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM sales where passport = '{$therecord['passport']}'");
if (mysql_numrows($sqlstr) != 0) {
    ....
}
....
?>

This would sort your SUM issue (using mysql_result). Currently you are only outputting the resource.

$sqltotal = mysql_result(mysql_query("SELECT SUM(cost) FROM sales where passport = '{$therecord['passport']}'"),0);
echo "<b>Total Owing: {$sqltotal}</b>";