# Newbie help regarding highest number

**URL:** <https://discourse.cakephp.org/t/newbie-help-regarding-highest-number/5382>\
**Category:** Need Help\
**Created:** [December 8, 2018, 1:03pm UTC](https://discourse.cakephp.org/t/newbie-help-regarding-highest-number/5382 "2018-12-08T13:03:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![johndavepaclar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/87869e/32.png) [@johndavepaclar](https://discourse.cakephp.org/u/johndavepaclar)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2018, 1:03pm UTC](https://discourse.cakephp.org/t/newbie-help-regarding-highest-number/5382/1 "2018-12-08T13:03:15Z")

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I really need to access the single highest number in my database, how do i store it in a $highest variable?

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**Author:** ![Zuluru](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/discourse.cakephp.org/zuluru/32/1230_2.png) [@Zuluru](https://discourse.cakephp.org/u/Zuluru)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2018, 5:45pm UTC](https://discourse.cakephp.org/t/newbie-help-regarding-highest-number/5382/2 "2018-12-08T17:45:18Z")

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The highest number anywhere in your database, or the highest number in a particular column of a particular table? And what version of CakePHP are you using? The answer will vary depending on that.

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**Author:** ![johndavepaclar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/87869e/32.png) [@johndavepaclar](https://discourse.cakephp.org/u/johndavepaclar)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2018, 9:43pm UTC](https://discourse.cakephp.org/t/newbie-help-regarding-highest-number/5382/3 "2018-12-08T21:43:51Z")

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highest number in a particular column of a particular table. im using the latest one

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**Author:** ![Zuluru](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/discourse.cakephp.org/zuluru/32/1230_2.png) [@Zuluru](https://discourse.cakephp.org/u/Zuluru)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2018, 10:04pm UTC](https://discourse.cakephp.org/t/newbie-help-regarding-highest-number/5382/4 "2018-12-08T22:04:59Z")

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> <https://stackoverflow.com/questions/37850117/cakephp-3-how-to-get-max-amout-row-from-a-table>