Geeft title niet weer

<?php   

include("forum/config.php");  

$limit = 7; // Hoeveel headline's? 
$letters = 30; // Na hoeveel letters strippen? 
$forumpath = "http://eric.sohosted.com/forum/"; // Jou forum path + slash aan het einde 

function strippen($c){   
    if(strlen($c) > $letters){   
        $kort = substr($c, 0, $letters);   
        $laatste_spatie = strrpos($kort, ' ');   
        $kort = substr($kort, 0, $laatste_spatie);   
        $c = $kort.'...';   
        return $c;   
    }   
    else{   
        return $c;   
    }   
}   

$db = mysql_connect("localhost","***","***");   
mysql_select_db("***",$db);   

$query = "SELECT topic_id,topic_title FROM phpbb_topics WHERE topic_status != 1 ORDER BY topic_last_post_id DESC LIMIT 0,".$limit;   

$res = mysql_query($query) or die(mysql_error());   

while($data = mysql_fetch_assoc($res)){   

    $topic_titel = strippen(stripslashes($data["topic_title"]));   
       
    echo "&raquo; <a href=\"".$forumpath."viewtopic.php?t=".$data["topic_id"]."\" title=\"Forum topic :: ".$data["topic_title"]."\" onmouseover=\"window.status='Forum topic :: ".addslashes($data["topic_title"])."';return true\" target=\"_Blank\">".$topic_titel."</a><br>";   

}   

?> 

<?php   
 
include("forum/config.php");  
 
$limit = 7; // Hoeveel headline's? 
$letters = 30; // Na hoeveel letters strippen? 
$forumpath = "http://eric.sohosted.com/forum/"; // Jou forum path + slash aan het einde 
 
function strippen($c){   
    if(strlen($c) > $letters){   
        $kort = substr($c, 0, $letters);   
        $laatste_spatie = strrpos($kort, ' ');   
        $kort = substr($kort, 0, $laatste_spatie);   
        $c = $kort.'...';   
        return $c;   
    }   
    else{   
        return $c;   
    }   
}   
 
$db = mysql_connect("localhost","***","***");   
mysql_select_db("***",$db);   
 
$query = "SELECT topic_id,topic_title FROM phpbb_topics WHERE topic_status != 1 ORDER BY topic_last_post_id DESC LIMIT 0,".$limit;   
 
$res = mysql_query($query) or die(mysql_error());   
 
while($data = mysql_fetch_assoc($res)){   
 
    $topic_titel = strippen(stripslashes($data["topic_title"]));   
 
    echo "&raquo; <a href=\"".$forumpath."viewtopic.php?t=".$data["topic_id"]."\" title=\"Forum topic :: ".$data["topic_title"]."\" onmouseover=\"window.status='Forum topic :: ".addslashes($data["topic_title"])."';return true\" target=\"_Blank\">".$topic_titel."</a><br>";   
 
}   
 
?>