How can PHP be used to automatically exclude users with a certain RAS_ID value from the count when checking for membership limits?

To automatically exclude users with a certain RAS_ID value from the count when checking for membership limits in PHP, you can modify the query or logic to exclude those users based on their RAS_ID value before counting the total number of users.

// Assuming $ras_id_to_exclude contains the specific RAS_ID value to exclude
$ras_id_to_exclude = 123;

// Query to count the total number of users excluding the ones with the specified RAS_ID value
$query = "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM users WHERE RAS_ID != $ras_id_to_exclude";

// Execute the query and get the count
$result = mysqli_query($connection, $query);
$row = mysqli_fetch_array($result);
$total_users = $row[0];

// Check if the total number of users exceeds the membership limit
if ($total_users < $membership_limit) {
    // Allow user to join
} else {
    // Display error message or take necessary action
}