My SQL query will not output the field result correctly

Question

I am trying to run a query which will provide a user on the website with:

• The competition name
• The image title
• The result (1st place, 2nd place or 3rd)

So far I have managed to pull out the below result:

<div class="grid-2">
    <h3>Competition Entries</h3>
        <form action = "" method = "POST">
        <select name="competitionID">
        <option value="">Select Competition</option>
        <option value="1">Winter Warmer</option>
        <option value="2">Fresh New Year</option>
        <option value="3">Month of Love</option>
        <option value="4">Seaside Scenery</option>
        </select>
        </fieldset>
     </form>
<?php

    $query = "SELECT `fldCompName`, `fldName`, `fldResult` FROM `tblMembEntComp` JOIN `tblCompetition` ON `tblMembEntComp`.`fldCompID`=`tblCompetition`.`fldCompID` JOIN `tblImage` ON `tblMembEntComp`.`fldMemberID`=`tblImage`.`fldMemberID` ORDER BY `fldResult` DESC LIMIT 3";

$result = $conn -> query($query);

while($row = $result -> fetch_assoc()) 
    {
        echo $row['fldCompName']." ".$row['fldName']." ".$row['fldResult']."<br>";
    } 
    ?>
    <button>View Competition Winners</button>
</div>

However, the results are all showing up as 17 for all of those top three entries when in the tbmMembEntComp fldResult I have 19, 17 and 11. Can someone just highlight where I've gone wrong and give guidance on what the query should be.

Answer 1

You are not limiting the results to one specific competition, therefore it gives all the joined rows between member table and competition table.

Something like this (example only)

SELECT `fldCompName`, `fldName`, `fldResult`  
FROM `tblMembEntComp`  
JOIN `tblCompetition` ON `tblMembEntComp`.`fldCompID`=`tblCompetition`.`fldCompID`
-- EXAMPLE
AND `tblCompetition`.`fldCompID` = {someX}
------ 
JOIN `tblImage` ON tblMembEntComp`.`fldMemberID`=`tblImage`.`fldMemberID` 
ORDER BY `fldResult` DESC LIMIT 3";