how do i stop user inserting duplicate records
INSERT INTO person_tbl(person_name,person_status,creation_time,modified_time) VALUES ('$person',$status,$ctime,$mtime)
WHERE person_name NOT IN(SELECT person_name
FROM person_tbl
WHERE city_name='$person');
Jump to PostSet a unique index on person_name in your table. If you try to insert a duplicate, the query will throw an exception.
Set a unique index on person_name in your table. If you try to insert a duplicate, the query will throw an exception.
Hello,
Pritaeas is correct about the index and you will need to change the insert statement and add IGNORE to cause mysql to ignore the errors when the insert fails due to duplicates.
INSERT IGNORE INTO person_tbl(person_name,person_status,creation_time,modified_time) VALUES ('$person',$status,$ctime,$mtime)
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