Why is this not counting correctly?

[JamieWarren09]

Hi guys, I am trying to make it count for each indiviual item and display the number next to it.

 
<?$query = mysql_query ( "SELECT * FROM `Stations` LIMIT 6" ); while ( $fea = mysql_fetch_object ( $query ) ){

        $num = 1;
?>
 <li>

<table border="0" style="background-color:#FFFFFF" width="100%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="3">
	<tr>
		<td>
 <?echo $num;?> </td>
	
</table>
                           
                        </li><?$num++; } ?>

how ever it just echos 1 6 times, rather than 1 - 6

any ideas?

[techgnome]

because this is inside your loop
$num = 1;

so on each iteration, it's setting $num to 1 ...

Try initializing it to 1 outside of the while loop.

-tg

[penagate]

What a mess...

<?php
    $query = mysql_query ( "SELECT * FROM `Stations` LIMIT 6" );
    $num = 1;

    while ($fea = mysql_fetch_object($query)):
?>
    <li><?php echo $num++ ?></td></li>
<?php endwhile; ?>

Formatting your code isn't just something you do when you're bored; it's essential for spotting mistakes like the one you just made.