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I am trying to get the sum of a whole column but it's not working.

What should i change in my code .

//error -> Warning: mysql_fetch_assoc() expects parameter 1 to be resource,
<?php
include("connect2.php");

$value = mysql_query("SELECT SUM(total) AS sum_total * FROM `posts` ") ;

$row = mysql_fetch_assoc($value);

$sum_total = $row['sum_total'];
?>
<div>
<a>
<?php echo  $sum_total; ?>
</a>

</div>
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    AS sum_total * what is * for? Commented Jan 23, 2017 at 20:28
  • what's the **** doing ? Commented Jan 23, 2017 at 20:28
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    Take the * out of the query. Also be aware that mysql_* functions are removed in PHP7 and deprecated in previous versions. It would be a good idea to switch to PDO or mysqli. Commented Jan 23, 2017 at 20:29

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try without the *:

SELECT SUM(total) AS sum_total FROM `posts`
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