> Try remove (;) at the end of the expresion, before quote ("): VALUES
> ('$first_name','$location','$phone', '$blabla')...(;)..."
>
> - Original Message -
> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 4:38 AM
> Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] whats wrong with my sql insert statement?
>
>
> > Thanks for your suggestions.
> > first my /etc/php.ini
> > register_globals = on
> > second i made the change as you suggested and i added a
> > [$blabla = "truly random";]
> > when the input.php is excuated, 'blabla' value is inserted into the
> > table. '$first_name' is still left blank.
> > this leads me to believe that '$first_name' is blank to start with!
> > somehow the input.html gives input.php blank $first_name , $location .
> > care to look at my input.html ? thanks alot.
> >
> > #
> > >
> > $db_name ="cheese_catalog";
> > $table_name = "user";
> > $blabla = " bla bla";
> > $connection = @mysql_connect("localhost","test","new0pass") or
> > die("Couldn't Connect.");
> > $db = @mysql_select_db($db_name, $connection) or die("Couldn't select
> > database.");
> > if ("none_required"=="none_required") {
> >
> > $sql = "INSERT INTO $table_name (first_name,location,phone,messages)
> > VALUES ('$first_name','$location','$phone', '$blabla');";
> > $result = @mysql_query($sql, $connection) or die("Error #".
> > mysql_errno() . ": " . mysql_error());
> >
> > include("input_added.html");
> >
> > }
> >
> > ?>
> > #
> >
> >
> > Michael Hazelden wrote:
> > > Hi there,
> > >
> > > Two things:
> > >
> > > (a) in my experience - you should use single quotes in your query to
> > > surround the values and so you don't need to escape them either (e.g.
> > > '$first_name')
> > >
> > > and (b) Make sure register_globals is on - otherwise you need to use
> > > $_POST[first_name]
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > >
> > > Michael.
> > >
> > > -Original Message-
> > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > Sent: 10 September 2002 01:15
> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Subject: [PHP-DB] whats wrong with my sql insert statement?
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi
> > > I am using redhat 7.3 with mysql-3.23.49-3 php-4.1.2-7.3.4
> > > apache-1.3.23-11.
> > > I want to insert few values into a mysql table. This input.php sort
> > > works. it will add a new entray to the table but with blank values.
What
> > > did I do wrong?
> > > #
> > > #
> > > # file name input.php
> > > > >
> > > $db_name ="cheese_catalog";
> > > $table_name = "user";
> > > $connection = @mysql_connect("localhost","test","test") or
die("Couldn't
> > > Connect.");
> > > $db = @mysql_select_db($db_name, $connection) or die("Couldn't select
> > > database.");
> > > if ("none_required"=="none_required") {
> > >
> > > $sql = "INSERT INTO $table_name (first_name,location,phone,messages)
> > > VALUES (\"$first_name\",\"$location\",\"$phone\", \"$messages\");";
> > > $result = @mysql_query($sql, $connection) or die("Error #".
> > > mysql_errno() . ": " . mysql_error());
> > >
> > > include("input_added.html");
> > >
> > > }
> > >
> > > ?>
> > > #
> > >
> > > # file name input.html
> > > #
> > >
> > >
> > > New Record
> > >
> > >
> > > Please fill out the following information:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >first_name:
> > > > > maxlength=255 value="">
> > >
> > >
> > >location:
> > > > > maxlength=255 value="">
> > >
> > >
> > >phone:
> > > > > maxlength=255 value="">
> > >
> > >
> > > messages:
> > > > > maxlength=255 value="">
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > > name="submit" value="Enter">
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > #
> > > #
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
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