Question

$query = mysql_query("SELECT *, MAX(date_time) FROM messages 
                      WHERE user_to='$current_user' OR user_from='$current_user'
                      GROUP BY conversation 
                      ORDER BY date_time DESC LIMIT 0,5") or die(mysql_error());

echo $message['MAX(date_time)'];

How can I display the column ‘content’ that is in the same row as the date_time being selected here, so the time matches with the message? Would it be something like

echo $message['MAX(content)'];

I am trying to have ‘messages’ in groups (called conversations) and I want to display the most recent message. It is currently displaying the most recent time but not the most recent message.

Thanks.

Answer 1

If your table has an autoincrement id column to use as the message id, then the highest id value should also be the latest message in the conversation