$result = mysql_query( "SELECT char_id FROM char" ) 
or die("SELECT Error: ".mysql_error()); 
$num_rows = mysql_num_rows($result); 
print "There are $num_rows records.<P>"; 
print "<table width=200 border=1>\n"; 
while ($get_info = mysql_fetch_row($result)){ 
print "<tr>\n"; 
foreach ($get_info as $field) 
print "\t<td><font face=arial size=1/>$field</font></td>\n"; 
print "</tr>\n"; 
} 
print "</table>\n"; 

SELECT Error: You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'char' at line 1

$result = mysql_query( "SELECT char_id FROM `char`")