> $sql="insert into $table set Name = '$_POST["elementName"]'";
The problem with this is that you need to use curly braces around the
variable being substituted in the string. Also use single quotes around the
array index.
$sql="insert into $table set Name = '{$_POST['elementName']}'";
See the manual.. (Variable parsing section)
http://php.net/manual/en/language.types.string.php
Lang
Adam Reiswig wrote:
> Greetings to all. I am trying for the life of me to place a $_POST[]
> variable in my MySQL query. I am running the latest stable versions of
> PHP, MySQL and Apache 2 on my Win2kPro machine. My register_globals are
> set to off in my php.ini. My code I am attempting create is basically
> as follows:
>
> $table="elements";
> $sql="insert into $table set Name = '$elementName'";
>
> This works with register_globals set to on. But, I want to be able to
> turn that off. My code then, I am guessing, be something as follows:
>
> $table="elements";
> $sql="insert into $table set Name = '$_POST["elementName"]'";
>
> Unfortunately this and every other combination I can think of,
> combinations of quotes that is, does not work. I believe the source of
> the problem is the quotes within quotes within quotes. I also tried:
>
> $sql='insert into $table set Name = '.$_POST["elementName"];
> or
> $sql="insert into $table set Name = ".$_POST['elementName'];
>
> and several other variations.
>
> Can anyone give me some pointers to inserting $_POST[] statements inside
> of query statements? I am sure there must be a way but I have spent a
> lot of time on this and am really stumped here. Thanks for any help.
>
> -Adam Reiswig
>
> PS if anything here is not clear to you, please let me know and I'll
> clarify as I can. Thanks again.
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