# Add 2 columns with php

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**Created:** [July 14, 2004, 12:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/add-2-columns-with-php/116030 "2004-07-14T00:20:51Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 14, 2004, 12:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/add-2-columns-with-php/116030/1 "2004-07-14T00:20:51Z")

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I have a mySql db and i am outputting it with php. What i want to do is add 2 columns in the db and then output it as 1 number i.e. col1=2 + col2=2 total=4.

Does anyone know how i can do this???