[SOLVED] Need Help. Query not working

[marukochan]

Hi!,

I am working on script where when a user request for a verification code, the script will generate the code, store it in the database and send the code to the user.

However, the code is not being stored in table code in the database after it has been generated. Could anyone check my script.

My script goes :

<?php
$title = "Process Request";
include ("header_footer_function.php");

header_start();

// Connect to database to store verification code
mysql_connect("localhost", "root", "admin") or die(mysql_error());
mysql_select_db("project_db") or die(mysql_error());


// Function to generate random alphabets and numbers
function generate_str ($length) {
$characters = array('a','b','c','d','e','f','g','h','i','j','k','l','m','n','o','p','q','r','s','t','u','v','w','x','y','z','0','1','2','3','4','5','6','7','8','9');
$random_str = "";
for ($i = 0; $i < $length; $i++) {
srand((double)microtime()*1000000);
$random_chr = round(rand(0, count($characters)-1));
$random_str .= $characters[$random_chr];
}
return ($random_str);
}

$code = generate_str(12);

// Store code in database
mysql_query("INSERT INTO code (code_string) VALUES ('$code')");

// Send e-mail
$subject = "Verification Code Request";
$email = $_POST['email'] ;
$name = $_POST['name'];
$company = $_POST['company'];
$message = "Name: $name\r\n"."Company: $company\r\n"."Verification Code: $code\r\n";
$headers = "From: marukochan@xxx.com.my";

ini_set("SMTP","mail.xxx.com.my");
$sent = mail($email, $subject, $message, $headers) ;
if($sent)
{print "Please check your e-mail for verification code"; }
else
{print "We encountered an error sending your mail"; }

footer();
?>


Thanks

[redarrow]

[code]
<?php
$title = "Process Request";
include ("header_footer_function.php");

header_start();

// Connect to database to store verification code
mysql_connect("localhost", "root", "admin") or die(mysql_error());
mysql_select_db("project_db") or die(mysql_error());


// Function to generate random alphabets and numbers
function generate_str ($length) {
$characters = array('a','b','c','d','e','f','g','h','i','j','k','l','m','n','o','p','q','r','s','t','u','v','w','x','y','z','0','1','2','3','4','5','6','7','8','9');
$random_str = "";
for ($i = 0; $i < $length; $i++) {
srand((double)microtime()*1000000);
$random_chr = round(rand(0, count($characters)-1));
$random_str .= $characters[$random_chr];
}
return ($random_str);
}

$code = generate_str(12);

// Store code in database

$query="insert into code(`code_string`) values('$code') ";
$result=mysql_query($query);

// Send e-mail
$subject = "Verification Code Request";
$email = $_POST['email'] ;
$name = $_POST['name'];
$company = $_POST['company'];
$message = "Name: $name\r\n"."Company: $company\r\n"."Verification Code: $code\r\n";
$headers = "From: marukochan@xxx.com.my";

ini_set("SMTP","mail.xxx.com.my");
$sent = mail($email, $subject, $message, $headers) ;
if($sent)
{print "Please check your e-mail for verification code"; }
else
{print "We encountered an error sending your mail"; }

footer();
?>
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[mandrews81]

Make sure your column length is long enough to hold the number of characters generated by $code and you may try assigning code to include the single quote like:
[code]
$code = "'" . generate_str(12) ."'";
[/code]

Regards,
Max

[marukochan]

Thanks for replying. I tried both by still my table is empty. Looking at the query, it should be storing the code in table code already.

Before this script, I have another file which only generate the code and store it to the database. It worked then but when I tried it again it no longer working. It could not store the code. I did not change anything. What are the possibilities that could make the script working then but not now?

[trq]

Try some debugging. ie;

[code=php:0]
$result=mysql_query($query) or die(mysql_error());
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[marukochan]

I was unable to access this site due to the earthquake in Taiwan yesterday. Now I'm back and I love you thorpe.

My problem is solved. It was SQL syntax error.