php mysql_query return empty value

Question

I create a directory listing and came across this issue.

what value does mysql_query($query1) return if there is no value

My script received this message from $result, would it be alright to pass array(0)? Warning: mysql_fetch_array($result) expects parameter 1 to be resource, array given in

Answer 1

try:

mysql_query($query1) or die(mysql_error());

Answer 2

php.net

For SELECT, SHOW, DESCRIBE, EXPLAIN and other statements returning resultset, mysql_query() returns a resource on success, or FALSE on error

If it doesn't return FALSE, you can use mysql_num_rows to find out just how many rows were returned.