$r=0;
$sql = "SELECT * FROM news ORDER BY id DESC";
$result = mysql_query($sql);
while($rows = mysql_fetch_array($result) || $r!=3 )
{ echo $r.'<br/>';
echo $rows['datenum']; echo'<br/>';
$r = $r+1;
}

ths code make my browser er.. how do i say it... just BANG! hahaha
i think my codes are right but why doe the lopp does not stop i already had put a condition for the loop tp stop yet i just wont..

thanx for the help... peace...

This is probably something along the lines that you want, it'll loop while theres rows to fetch and r is less then or equal to three when one condition is met it'll stop.

(Doing this reminded me on my dependance on a database wrapper...I haven't actually used mysql_fetch_array since php4 I think)

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Could you please try to use better English next time? I find it hard to put time into someone who does not take their problem seriously enough to use English.

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