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namit

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passing variables threw query

Dec 29th, 2005

Hey all

What is with this query

$query = mysql_query("UPDATE `namitposts` SET `title` = '$topic' , `date` = '$date' ', `postee` = '$postee', `post` = '$post_text' , `ip` = '$ip' WHERE `id` = '$del'") . mysql_error();

Its not passing the variables am getting this error message

Notice: Query error You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'postee--', `post` = 'post
--asdfsafasf' , `ip` = '83.70.242 SQL: You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'postee--', `post` = 'post
--asdfsafasf' , `ip` = '83.70.242 in /home/namit/public_html/admin/index.php on line 162

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Re: passing variables threw query

Jan 7th, 2006

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Originally Posted by namit

$query = mysql_query("UPDATE `namitposts` SET `title` = '$topic' , `date` = '$date' ', `postee` = '$postee', `post` = '$post_text' , `ip` = '$ip' WHERE `id` = '$del'") . mysql_error();

Needs to be:
$query = mysql_query("UPDATE namitposts SET title = '" . $topic . "', date = '" . $date . "', postee........

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Ooble

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Re: passing variables threw query

Jan 8th, 2006

No... the code is fine... double quotes in PHP tell it to parse the string for variable names and replace as necessary.

Why are you concatenating the mysql_query return value with the mysql_error return value?

Try this:
[php]$sql = "UPDATE `namitposts` SET `title` = '$topic' , `date` = '$date' ', `postee` = '$postee', `post` = '$post_text' , `ip` = '$ip' WHERE `id` = '$del'";
if ($query = mysql_query($sql))
{
// do stuff
}
else
{
echo '<pre>' . $sql . "\n" . mysql_error() . '</pre>';
}[/php]
If it fails, scan the SQL for any errors.

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