Catchable fatal error - not sure why!

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mikeman
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Catchable fatal error - not sure why!

Post by mikeman »

Hi,

Any ideas why I am getting this error:
Catchable fatal error: Object of class mysqli_result could not be converted to string in ....

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$sql = "SELECT id FROM activity ORDER BY id DESC LIMIT 1";
$lastresult = mysqli_query($dbc, $sql) or die ("Could not perform query");

echo $lastresult;
The SQL runs ok in phpmyadmin and the table is populated.
Cheers.
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AbraCadaver
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Re: Catchable fatal error - not sure why!

Post by AbraCadaver »

Because that function returns a result object from which you need to fetch rows. Try looking at the manual and/or a tutorial for PHP and mysql.
mysql_function(): WARNING: This extension is deprecated as of PHP 5.5.0, and will be removed in the future. Instead, the MySQLi or PDO_MySQLextension should be used. See also MySQL: choosing an API guide and related FAQ for more information.
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