nathansizemore Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Hello, all! I am trying to learn PHP and MySQL on my own, and need some debugging help. What exactly is going wrong here? I am following a tutorial and trying to write the code as it says, but am still having trouble with syntax. Running a WAMP, PHP5.3, and MySQL5.5. This is my code: <html> <body> <form name = "newVenue" method = "post"> Establishment name: <input type = "text" name = "name"> <br> Street Address: <input type = "text" name = "streetAddress"> <br> City: <input type = "text" name = "city"> <br> State: <select name="state"> <option value="AL">AL</option> <option value="AK">AK</option> <option value="AZ">AZ</option> <option value="AR">AR</option> <option value="CA">CA</option> <option value="CO">CO</option> <option value="CT">CT</option> <option value="DE">DE</option> <option value="DC">DC</option> <option value="FL">FL</option> <option value="GA">GA</option> <option value="HI">HI</option> <option value="ID">ID</option> <option value="IL">IL</option> <option value="IN">IN</option> <option value="IA">IA</option> <option value="KS">KS</option> <option value="KY">KY</option> <option value="LA">LA</option> <option value="ME">ME</option> <option value="MD">MD</option> <option value="MA">MA</option> <option value="MI">MI</option> <option value="MN">MN</option> <option value="MS">MS</option> <option value="MO">MO</option> <option value="MT">MT</option> <option value="NE">NE</option> <option value="NV">NV</option> <option value="NH">NH</option> <option value="NJ">NJ</option> <option value="NM">NM</option> <option value="NY">NY</option> <option value="NC">NC</option> <option value="ND">ND</option> <option value="OH">OH</option> <option value="OK">OK</option> <option value="OR">OR</option> <option value="PA">PA</option> <option value="RI">RI</option> <option value="SC">SC</option> <option value="SD">SD</option> <option value="TN">TN</option> <option value="TX">TX</option> <option value="UT">UT</option> <option value="VT">VT</option> <option value="VA">VA</option> <option value="WA">WA</option> <option value="WV">WV</option> <option value="WI">WI</option> <option value="WY">WY</option> </select> <br> Zip: <input type = "text" name = "zip"> <br> email: <input type = "text" name = "email"> <br> password: <input type = "text" name = "password"> <br> <input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Submit"> </form> <?php //If the form isn't empty, assign the value to a variable if (!empty($_POST['name'])) { $name = $_POST['name']; $address = $_POST['streetAddress']; $city = $_POST['city']; $state = $_POST['state']; $zip = $_POST['zip']; $email = $_POST['email']; $password = $_POST['password']; //Connect to the 'Users' database and store the new bar into the 'Venue' table... mysql_connect ("localhost", "newbar", "Jpr5HJ2K5fWvPLXq") or die ('Oh, fuck: '.mysql_error()); mysql_select_db ("users"); $query = "INSTERT INTO venues VALUES ('NULL', 'testPic.jpg', '".$name."', '".$address."', '".$city."', '".$state."', '".$zip."', '".$email."', '".$password."', 0)"; mysql_query($query) or die ('Oh, fuck: '.mysql_error()); echo "Damn, Nathan. This shit actually worked..."; } ?> </body> </html> This is the error I receive: Oh, fuck: 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 'INSTERT INTO venues VALUES ('NULL', 'testPic.jpg', 'Nathan's house', '666', 'DAY' at line 1 This is my table: id INT PRIMARY KEY pic_location VARCHAR name VARCHAR address VARCHAR city VARCHAR state VARCHAR zip VARCHAR email VARCHAR password VARCHAR event_name INT Any thoughts as to what is causing this error? Thanks in advance... Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/257900-beginner-writing-to-mysql-from-form-input/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFMaBiSmAd Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 You have a spelling error in your query statement, right at the point where the error message is calling your attention to - the right syntax to use near 'INSTERT Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/257900-beginner-writing-to-mysql-from-form-input/#findComment-1321893 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathansizemore Posted February 28, 2012 Author Share Posted February 28, 2012 Wow. That is ridiculous . Thanks man. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/257900-beginner-writing-to-mysql-from-form-input/#findComment-1321900 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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