<?php
$dbhost = 'localhost';
$dbuser = 'root';
$dbpass = '';
$conn = mysql_connect($dbhost, $dbuser, $dbpass) or die ('Error connecting to mysql');
$dbname = 'austin_forums';
mysql_select_db($dbname);
$mysql = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM posts where pid = '.$pid.' LIMIT 5") or die(mysql_error());
$check = "SELECT COUNT(`pid`) FROM posts WHERE pid = '.$pid.'";
	while($row = mysql_fetch_assoc($mysql)) {
echo ''.$row['pid'].'';
}
?>