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How to Update a record in a database

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  1. if(mysql_query("update book set hometel='".$edit_hometel.",worktel='".$edit_worktel."', fax1='".$edit_fax1."',fax2='".$edit_fax2."',pobox='".$edit_pobox."',email='".$edit_email."' where name=".$row['name']." and hometel=".$row['hometel'])){
  2. echo "<font face='arial narrow' size='3' color='#ffffff'>The Record has updated succesfully.</font><br>";
  3. echo "<a href='index.php'><img src='images/buttons/continue_butt.gif' border='0'></a>";
  4. }else{
  5. echo "<font face='arial narrow' size='3' color='#ffffff'>An error has occured. Updating record failed.</font>";
  6. }

All Variables' names are right but it dosn't update the record. Please, do you have an idea how to make it work.
Last edited by digital-ether; Nov 3rd, 2009 at 9:58 pm. Reason: Fixed code tags...
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Re: How to Update a record in a database

I assume all columns are varchar. You can try one of them. If it's not working, then post here again.

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  1. if(mysql_query("update book set hometel='$edit_hometel',worktel='$edit_worktel',fax1='$edit_fax1',fax2='$edit_fax2',pobox='$edit_pobox',email='$edit_email' where name='".$row['name']."' and hometel='".$row['hometel']."'")){
  2. echo "<font face='arial narrow' size='3' color='#ffffff'>The Record has updated succesfully.</font><br>";
  3. echo "<a href='index.php'><img src='images/buttons/continue_butt.gif' border='0'></a>";
  4. }else{
  5. echo "<font face='arial narrow' size='3' color='#ffffff'>An error has occured. Updating record failed.</font>";
  6. }

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  1.  
  2. $name = $row['name'];
  3. $htel = $row['hometel'];
  4.  
  5. if(mysql_query("update book set hometel='$edit_hometel',worktel='$edit_worktel',fax1='$edit_fax1',fax2='$edit_fax2',pobox='$edit_pobox',email='$edit_email' where name='$name' and hometel='$htel'")){
  6. echo "<font face='arial narrow' size='3' color='#ffffff'>The Record has updated succesfully.</font><br>";
  7. echo "<a href='index.php'><img src='images/buttons/continue_butt.gif' border='0'></a>";
  8. }else{
  9. echo "<font face='arial narrow' size='3' color='#ffffff'>An error has occured. Updating record failed.</font>";
  10. }
Last edited by digital-ether; Nov 3rd, 2009 at 9:58 pm. Reason: fixed code tags
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Can i use one of this to update my password in the mysql db?
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Click to Expand / Collapse  Quote originally posted by foxwizzy ...
Can i use one of this to update my password in the mysql db?
Please post your question in a new thread instead of resurrection a thread that is years old.

Here is the documentation to the syntax of a mysql update query:
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/update.html

Here is the documentation for mysql_query:
http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.mysql-query.php

Here is an example mysql update from connection to the db, to sending an update query:

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  1. <?php
  2.  
  3. // see http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.mysql-connect.php
  4.  
  5. // connect to mysql server at example.com
  6. $link = mysql_connect('example.com', 'mysql_user', 'mysql_password');
  7. if (!$link) {
  8.     die('Could not connect: ' . mysql_error());
  9. }
  10.  
  11. // see http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.mysql-select-db.php
  12.  
  13. // make database_name the current db
  14. $db_selected = mysql_select_db('database_name', $link);
  15. if (!$db_selected) {
  16.     die ('Can\'t use database_name: ' . mysql_error());
  17. }
  18.  
  19. // see http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.mysql-query.php
  20.  
  21. // send update query to db
  22. $result = mysql_query('UPDATE tablename set column = \'value\' where id = 1', $link);
  23. if (!$result) {
  24.     die('Invalid query: ' . mysql_error());
  25. }
  26.  
  27. mysql_close($link);
  28.  
  29. ?>

Basically I just put this together from the mysql functions in the PHP.net documentation: http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.mysql.php

PHP also has other database abstraction layers that you can use:
http://www.php.net/manual/en/refs.database.abstract.php
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Re: How to Update a record in a database
hi i am using the following query in program but i unable to update my data please tell the solution for this proble

the code is here
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  1. $updateQuery = "UPDATE users SET username = '".$username."',password='".$password."',skills= '".$skills."',email= '".$email."',gender='".gender."' WHERE ID = ".$id;
  2.  
  3. 	$result = mysql_query($updateQuery);

thank you
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Try turning on error reporting.

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  1. error_reporting(E_ALL);
  2. ini_set('display_errors', '1');

And also doing some error handling:

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  1. $result = mysql_query($updateQuery)
  2. if (!$result) {
  3.   die('Mysql Error" '.mysql_error());
  4. }

It will let you know what is wrong.
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Use Update query...

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  1. mysql_query("update book set hometel='$edit_hometel',worktel='$edit_worktel',fax1='$edit_fax1',fax2='$edit_fax2',pobox='$edit_pobox',email='$edit_email' where name='$name' and hometel='$htel'");
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Hi, Can someone tell me why this isnt working?? Its not updating the records that i have changed.

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  1. <?php
  2.  
  3. $con = mysql_connect("localhost", "root", "");
  4. $SRID  = $_POST['SRID'];
  5. $title =  $_POST['title'];
  6. $fname =  $_POST['fname'];
  7. $sname =  $_POST['sname'];
  8. $add = $_POST['add'];
  9. $phone = $_POST['phone'];
  10. $call_status = $_POST['call_status'];
  11. $eng_id = $_POST['eng_id'];
  12. $eng_cmt = $_POST['eng_cmt'];
  13.  
  14. if (!$con)
  15.   {
  16.   die('Could not connect: ' . mysql_error());
  17.   }
  18.  
  19. mysql_select_db("localdatabase", $con);
  20.  
  21. mysql_query("UPDATE testtable SET SRID = '$_POST[SRID]', title = '$_POST[title]', fname = '$_POST[fname]', sname = '$_POST[sname]', add = '$_POST[add]', phone = '$_POST[phone]',Call_Status = '$_POST[call_status]', eng_id= '$_POST[eng_id]', eng_cmt = '$_POST[eng_cmt]',
  22. WHERE SRID = '$_POST[SRID]'");
  23.  
  24. ?>
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Try doing some error checking:

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  1. $result = mysql_query("...");
  2. if (!$result) {
  3.   die("MySQL Query failed with error: " . mysql_error());
  4. }

That will tell you what went wrong with the query.

Note: You should never use values taken from POST and GET directly in your sql query. Such as $_POST['SRID']. You need to escape them first so they do not "break" the mysql query.

eg:

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  1. $srid = mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['SRID']);
  2. ...
  3. $result = mysql_query("UPDATE testtable SET SRID = '$srid' .... ");

Imagine a user used a value:

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  1. $_POST['SRID'] = "this value has a single quote in it ' so it will break the query";

If you put that directly into the mysql query, then the query would look like:

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  1. "UPDATE testtable SET SRID = 'this value has a single quote in it ' so it will break the query' .... "

Notice how you now have three quotes, when there should only be two surrounding a value. This can be exploited intentionally or unintentionally by users to break to the query, or run other queries you did not expect.

When you use mysql_real_escape_string() on the value, it makes sure any quotes are escaped, so that they do not break the string.
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Hi,

I got the error:

MySQL Query failed with 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 '...' at line

Can you help any further? This is the last thing I need for my project :-(
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