Pls Help with news script

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Joined: Apr 2007

I'm using news script for my site.I found this script.but when I put headline to home page the whole mysql result will be show as headline. but I want only latest 5 headlines.pls help me.... Smiling :)

<?php
<blockquote class=\"bb-quote-body\"><p class=\"bb-quote\">Quote:</p>
// load the configuration file.
include(\"config.php\");
        //load all news from the database and then OREDER them by newsid
        //you will notice that newlly added news will appeare first.
        //also you can OREDER by (dtime) instaed of (news id)
       
$result = mysql_query(\"SELECT * FROM news ORDER BY newsid DESC\",$connect);
              

      
        //lets make a loop and get all news from the database
        while(
$myrow = mysql_fetch_array($result))
             {//begin of loop
               //now print the results:
               echo \"<b>Title: \";
               echo
$myrow['title'];
               echo \"</b><br>On: <i>\";
               echo
$myrow['dtime'];
               echo \"</i><hr align=left width=160>\";
               echo
$myrow['text1'];
               // Now print the options to (Read,Edit & Delete the news)
               echo \"<br><a href=\\"
read_more.php?newsid=$myrow[newsid]\\">Read More...</a>
                || <a href=\\"
edit_news.php?newsid=$myrow[newsid]\\">Edit</a>
                 || <a href=\\"
delete_news.php?newsid=$myrow[newsid]\\">Delete</a><br><hr>\";
             }//end of loop

<!-- here you have the right to go Home or Add News. It's HTML not PHP -->
<br><br>
<a href=index.php>Home</a> <a href=add_news.php>Add News</a></blockquote>
?>

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Joined: Feb 2002

try $result = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM news ORDER BY newsid LIMIT 5 DESC");'

They have: 140 posts

Joined: Apr 2006

brady.k;218592 wrote: try $result = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM news ORDER BY newsid LIMIT 5 DESC");'

That would do it.

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