thefuzzyownage Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 Well i seem to have a problem and being the new person at this and not being able to figure it out i figured i should ask someone who i know since the error coming from it doesn't give much help. <?php $mysql = mysql_connect("localhost","games29_mysql","thepassword"); if (!$mysql) { die('could not connect: ' . mysql_error()); } mysql_select_db("games29_site", $mysql); $submit = "INSERT INTO Games (gamename, category, By, Description) VALUES ('$_POST[gamename]','$_POST[category]','$_POST[by]','$_POST[Description]')"; if (!mysql_query($submit,$mysql)) { die('Error: ' . mysql_error()); } mysql_close($mysql); ?> Now i do have a form to submit the data <html> <head> <style type="text/css"> </style> </head> <body> <form name="addgame" action="addgame.php" method="post"> <table> <tr> <td>Gamename:</td> <td><input type="text" name="gamename"></td> <td>Category:</td> <td> <select name="category"> <option value="No category">No category</option> <option value="Action">Action</option> <option value="Adventure">Adventure</option> <option value="Classic/Arcade">Classic/Arcade</option> <option value="Dress up">Dress up</option> <option value="Fighting">Fighting</option> <option value="Interactions">Interactions</option> <option value="Racing">Racing</option> <option value="Puzzle">Puzzle</option> <option value="RPG/Stratgey">RPG/Stratgey</option> <option value="Sports">Sports</option> </select> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>By:</td> <td><input type="text" name="By"></td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td>Description:</td> </tr> <tr> <td> <textarea name="Description" rows="10" cols="100%"></textarea> <td> </tr> <tr> <td><input type="submit" value="submit"></td> </tr> </table> </form> </body> </html> it's just a simple form so i can help automate a simple site i am making. Now once i run it, it gives me this error I used help to fill in the blanks just so you can get a idea if you need it. 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 'By, Description) VALUES ('help','No category','help','help')' at line 1 Thanks for the help. I really feel kinda stupid having to ask because i have no clue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFMaBiSmAd Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 BY is a reserved mysql keyword (as in ORDER BY). You should change the name of your column to something else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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