Problems using PHP/MySql on a host server

[John V]

Hi,

 

I'm very new to PHP/MySql and this is probably a complex question with a very simple answer.  I have two hosts, godaddy and hostican and have the identical problem on both.  I've successfully set up a database with tables.  I've inserted data into the table.  But I've done this all through cPanels.  When I try to do it through PHP the script seems to work but the results (new tables, inserted data) doesn't show up when I go back to cPanels and look for them.

 

Here is the code (I don't know how to get the bbcode buttons in, sorry!):

 

<?php

//Connect To Database

$hostname='xxxx';

$username='xxxx';

$password='xxxx';

$dbname='xxxx';

$usertable='xxx';

$yourfield = 'xxxx';

 

mysql_connect($hostname,$username, $password) OR DIE ('Unable to connect to database! Please try again later.');

echo "Connected to MySQL<br />";

mysql_select_db($dbname);

echo "Connected to Database<br />";

 

// Attempt to insert something into database

$query="INSERT INTO `comments` (`day`, `name`, `email`, `url`, `comment`)

VALUES ('2007-21-12', 'Nancy Vogel', 'sathren@gmail.com', 'faasdkl.com', 'thisasdfa test')"

or die(mysql_error()); 

 

 

echo "Data Entered!";

 

?>

 

And here is the output:

 

Connected to MySQL

Connected to Database

Data Entered!

 

Thanks for any help you can give me!

[rajivgonsalves]

$query="INSERT INTO `comments` (`day`, `name`, `email`, `url`, `comment`)
VALUES ('2007-21-12', 'Nancy Vogel', 'sathren@gmail.com', 'faasdkl.com', 'thisasdfa test')"
or die(mysql_error());  

 

should be

 

$query=mysql_query("INSERT INTO `comments` (`day`, `name`, `email`, `url`, `comment`) VALUES ('2007-21-12', 'Nancy Vogel', 'sathren@gmail.com', 'faasdkl.com', 'thisasdfa test')")
or die(mysql_error());  

[revraz]

Remove your SQL Servername, ID and PW from your post.