<?php/* do the connection info */$result = mysql_query($query);if(!$result) { //The query didn't work properly} elseif($row = mysql_fetch_row($result)) { //We have at least one row, but we'll do a do/while so that we can fetch another until we run out do { //for each row, put the actions here. } while($row = mysql_fetch_row($result));} else { //The query was valid and executed, but we have no rows, known as an "Empty ResultSet" //this happens when the WHERE clause of the query makes it so no rows match, or you use //update/insert/delete which all return nothing. echo "No rows matched the query.";}