include 'common/db_config.php'; // load event config file include 'common/db_open.php'; $query = "SELECT * FROM `abstracts` WHERE `abstracts`.`ACCEPT` = 0 ORDER BY `abstracts`.`POSTERNUM` ASC"; $result = mysql_query($query) or die ("Query failed"); $numrows = mysql_num_rows($result); // the number of rows in $result my be useful later // echo $dbtable ; ?>