Inser Into doesn't seem to work

[PowerCheez]

Hi guys... I have this page I'm trying to get to work, but no matter what I do it doesn't want to insert a new post into the database. Help? Please?

<?php

//ansluter till databasen
$opendb=mysql_connect("****", "*****", "****") or die(mysql_error());
mysql_select_db("*****") or die(mysql_error());

//skriver information till den angivna tabellen om den är uppdaterad
    if(isset($_POST['submit'])){
    $nypost = mysql_query("INSERT INTO arkentider (typ) VALUES('$_POST[typ]')")

    or die("Kunde inte lägga till ny räkning:<br />".mysql_error());

    }

//Hämtar intervall att lista
    if(isset($_POST['Sok'])){
    $Start=$_POST['Startdatum'];
    $Slut=$_POST['Slutdatum'];
    $today = date("Y-m-d");
    $sql = "SELECT * FROM arkentider WHERE DATE(tid) >= '".$Start."' AND DATE(tid) <= '".$Slut."' ORDER BY tid DESC";
    $result = mysql_query($sql) or die(mysql_error());
    }
    else {
    $sql = "SELECT * FROM arkentider ORDER BY tid DESC";
    $result = mysql_query($sql) or die(mysql_error());
    }

//Lägger till post
    echo "<form action='".$PHP_SELF."' method='post'>";
    echo "<select name='typ'>";
    echo "<option selected>Gått på lunch</option>";
    echo "<option>Kommit tillbaka från lunch</option>";
    echo "<option>Kompat ut</option>";
    echo "</select>";
    echo "<input type='submit' value='Registrera'><input type='Reset' value='Rensa'>";
    echo "</form>";

//Väljer intervall att lista
    echo "<form action='".$PHP_SELF."' method='post'>";
    echo "Startdatum: <input type='date' name='Startdatum' value='".$Start."'>&nbsp;Slutdatum: <input type='date' name='Slutdatum' value='".$Slut."'>&nbsp;<input type='submit' value='Sök' name='Sok'>";
    echo "</form><BR><BR>";


//Listar poster i det angivna intervallet
    echo "<style type='text/css'>tr:hover { background:#3fc9fc; }</style>";
    echo "<table border='1' bordercolor='#3fc9fc' cellspacing='0' cellpadding='3' width='90%'>";
    echo "<tr bgcolor='#3fc9fc'>";
    echo "<td align=center valign=center  style='white-space:nowrap'>";
    echo "Tid";
    echo "</td>";
    echo "<td align=center valign=center  style='white-space:nowrap'>";
    echo "Vad";
    echo "</td>";
    echo "</tr>";

    while($row = mysql_fetch_array( $result ))
    {
    echo "<tr>";
    echo "<td  style='white-space:nowrap'><FONT SIZE=2>";
    echo $row['tid'];
    echo "</FONT></td>";
    echo "<td  style='white-space:nowrap'><FONT SIZE=2>";
    echo $row['text'];
    echo "</FONT></td>";
    echo "</tr>";
    }

    echo "</table>";

//stänger databasen
    mysql_close($opendb);

?>

Is it the double forms that mess me up or what?

[urtrivedi]

Try to cover $_POST in {} as shown below

if(isset($_POST['submit'])){    
    $nypost = mysql_query("INSERT INTO arkentider (typ) VALUES('{$_POST[typ]}')")
    or die("Kunde inte lägga till ny räkning:<br />".mysql_error());
    }

[simplypixie]

It won't do anything as you have assigned the query to a variable that you are doing anything with so vchange it to

if(isset($_POST['submit'])){
    mysql_query("INSERT INTO arkentider (typ) VALUES('$_POST[typ]')")
    or die("Kunde inte lägga till ny räkning:<br />".mysql_error());
    }
// OR

if(isset($_POST['submit'])){
    $nypost = "INSERT INTO arkentider (typ) VALUES('$_POST[typ]')"
    or die("Kunde inte lägga till ny räkning:<br />".mysql_error());
    mysql_query($nypost);
    }

[PowerCheez]

Lol! It's easy to miss a small, but significant, thing! Thanks!

[PowerCheez]

Hmm... I did the change, but it still doesn't insert anything in the table...

[simplypixie]

Echo out your query (echo $nypost;) and make sure that the actual query being run looks correct and if so then run it in phpmyadmin and see if you get any errors there.

[pritaeas]

You have more than one form on the same page, are you clicking the right submit button? None of them are named submit... so $_POST{'submit'] is always false.

[PowerCheez]

Ha! I solved it... By moving the query into a separate php-file! :P