link to table with column variable - php

Question

I would like to link to the table with the uploader column that has the uploaders name.
<?php echo $_SESSION['MM_Username'];?>
<?php
$subQ2 = '';
if(isset($_GET['uploader']) && $_GET['uploader']!='')
{
$subQ2 = ' WHERE uploader="'.mysql_real_escape_string(str_replace('_', '', $_GET['uploader'])).'"';
}
function uploader()
{
if(isset($_GET['uploader']) && $_GET['uploader']!='')
{
return $_GET['uploader'];
}
else return "uploader";
}
$query_Form = "SELECT * FROM docus".$subQ2.' ORDER BY ID DESC';
$Form = mysql_query($query_Form, $dbconnection) or die(mysql_error());
$row_Form = mysql_fetch_assoc($Form);
$totalRows_Form = mysql_num_rows($Form);
?>
I'm trying to learn php and sql from video tutorials so this may sound like a dumb question.
Any help is greatly apreciated

Answer 1

Try this code
<?php
function uploader()
{
global $dbconnection;
$return = array('data' => null, 'data_count' => 0);
if(!empty($_GET['uploader']))
{
$data = mysql_real_escape_string(str_replace('_', '', $_GET['uploader']));
$query_Form = 'SELECT * FROM docus WHERE uploader="'.trim($data).'" ORDER BY ID DESC';
$Form = mysql_query($query_Form, $dbconnection) or die(mysql_error());
$return['data'] = mysql_fetch_assoc($Form);
$return['data_count'] = mysql_num_rows($Form);
}
return $return;
}
$total = upload();
// $row_Form - is now $total['data];
// $totalRows_Form - is now $total['data_count];
?>