fantity Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 For some reason this query is giving me an error: <?php $con = mysql_connect("host","user","pass"); if (!$con) { die('Could not connect: ' . mysql_error()); } mysql_select_db("db", $con); mysql_query("INSERT INTO joblist (title, desc, pay) VALUES ('title', 'description','pay')"); if (mysql_errno()) { die('Invalid query: ' . mysql_error()); } mysql_close($con); ?> Error: Invalid query: 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 'desc, pay) VALUES ('title', 'description','pay')' at line 1 Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/271882-mysql-insert-help/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessica Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Desc is a reserved word. Surround it with back ticks or change to a better name. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/271882-mysql-insert-help/#findComment-1398827 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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