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copied!<p>You could try something like below:</p> <pre><code>/* Get the 10 latest posts from users you're following */ $stmt = $cxn->prepare('SELECT * FROM posts WHERE user_id IN (SELECT following_id FROM follows WHERE user_id = ?) ORDER BY datetime DESC LIMIT 15'); $stmt->bind_param('i', $user_id); $stmt->execute(); $result = $stmt->get_result(); /* If a result exists, continue. */ if ($result->num_rows) { while ($row = $result->fetch_assoc()) { /* Get the user's username from their id */ $stmt = $cxn->prepare('SELECT username FROM users WHERE user_id = ?'); $userid = (int)$row['user_id']; $stmt->bind_param('i', $userid); // Forcing $row['user_id'] to int $stmt->execute(); $stmt->bind_result($username); $stmt->fetch(); //$stmt->close(); Don't close it here } } $stmt->close(); </code></pre> <p>Another approach but little more time consuming is: </p> <pre><code> /* Get the 10 latest posts from users you're following */ $stmt = $cxn->prepare('SELECT * FROM posts WHERE user_id IN (SELECT following_id FROM follows WHERE user_id = ?) ORDER BY datetime DESC LIMIT 15'); $stmt->bind_param('i', $user_id); $stmt->execute(); $result = $stmt->get_result(); /* If a result exists, continue. */ if ($result->num_rows) { while ($row = $result->fetch_assoc()) { /* Get the user's username from their id */ $stmt_loop = $cxn->prepare('SELECT username FROM users WHERE user_id = ?'); $userid = (int)$row['user_id']; $stmt_loop->bind_param('i', $userid); // Forcing $row['user_id'] to int $stmt_loop->execute(); $stmt_loop->bind_result($username); $stmt_loop->fetch(); $stmt_loop->close(); //Close the local stmt here } } $stmt->close(); </code></pre>

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