All you have done here is just assigned the query string to a variable. This alone does absolutely nothing as far as the db is concerned. You need to execute the query against the db for it to have an effect. The mysql_query() function is used for all queries, not just selects.
$sql = "INSERT INTO rmarequest (firstname, lastname, address, address2, city, state, zip, phone, email, serial, product, reason, rmanumber)VALUES ('$firstname', '$lastname', '$address', '$city', '$state', '$zip', '$phone', '$email', '$serial', '$product', '$reason', '$rmanumber')"; $result = mysql_query ($sql, $connect) or die (mysql_error($connect))"; -----Original Message----- From: Vincent Jordan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thu 8/5/2004 7:24 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Subject: SQL Insert problem Im having a problem inserting data. Ive looked over this again and again and can not find what ive missed. Everything else works besides the db insert. <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <?php ini_set ('display_errors', 1); error_reporting (E_ALL & ~E_NOTICE); // Define $firstname = $_POST['firstname']; $lastname = $_POST['lastname']; $address = $_POST['address']; $address2 = $_POST['address2']; $city = $_POST['city']; $state = $_POST['state']; $zip = $_POST['zip']; $phone = $_POST['phone']; $email = $_POST['email']; $serial = $_POST['serial']; $product = $_POST['product']; $reason = $_POST['reason']; $gold = $_POST['gold_button_y']; $goldaccount = $_POST['goldaccount']; $rmanumber = $lastname{0}.date("ndyGi"); $connect = mysql_connect("SERVER ", "USER", "PASSWORD") or die (mysql_error()); $select = mysql_select_db ("spdata") or die (mysql_error()); $sql = "INSERT INTO rmarequest (firstname, lastname, address, address2, city, state, zip, phone, email, serial, product, reason, rmanumber)VALUES ('$firstname', '$lastname', '$address', '$city', '$state', '$zip', '$phone', '$email', '$serial', '$product', '$reason', '$rmanumber') or die (mysql_error())"; if (isset($_POST['submit'])) { $sql; } // Send and put in email message $htmlheader = "Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii\n"; $htmlheader .= "Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit"; $header = $from; // set the from field in the header $header .= "\n"; // add a line feed $header .= "MIME-version: 1.0\n"; //add the mime-version header $header .= $htmlheader."\n"; $from = "From: RMA Request <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>"; $message = "$firstname $lastname $address $address2 $city $state $zip $phone $email $product $serial $gold $goldaccount $reason $rmanumber"; // Send email to support mail("[EMAIL PROTECTED]", "RMA Request", $message, $header); ?> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <title>Untitled Document</title> </head> <body> <p><strong>RMA Request Sent</strong></p> <p>Your RMA Number is <strong> <? echo $rmanumber ?> </strong> </p> <p>Please include a note within your package with your shipping address, phone number and discription of the problem.<br />When shipping Smart Parts reccomends insuring your package for the full replacment cost. We also advise purchasing tracking services if using the postal service.</p> <p><strong>Ship your return to: </strong></p> <p>Smart Parts, Inc<br /> ATTN <? echo $rmanumber ?><br /> Loyanhanna Business Complex<br /> 100 Station St.<br /> Loyalhanna Pa. 15661</p> <p><br /> Please allow up to one week for package delivery. For status information please call 800-992-2147 and ask for the returns department.</p> <a href="#" onClick="window.print();">Click Here to print this page</a><br /> <a href="form.htm">Click here to return to RMA Request form</a> </body> </html>