If you read: http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.mysql-query.php You will see what $sql4 can be.
My guess would be he is connected to 2 or more different databases, and this is specifiying which one to execute the query on. -Brad > [snip] > if ($update_type == update_Williams) { > mysql_query("INSERT INTO events ('user', 'detaildesc', 'index', 'reference', > 'date_added') VALUES (\'$cookiewho\', > \'$add_Williams\',\'\',\'$row_num\',\'$last_update\')", $sql4) > or die ("could not do update"); > } > [/snip] > > Try this > > if ($update_type == update_Williams) { > mysql_query("INSERT INTO events (user, detaildesc, index, reference, > date_added) > VALUES ('" . $cookiewho . "', '" . $add_Williams . "', '', '" . $row_num . > "', '" . $last_update . "')", $sql4) > or die ("could not do update"); > } > > First of all, seems there is extra stuff in the query that shouldn't be > there (what is $sql4?) and you may have parentheses out of place. > > HTH! > > Jay > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php