Try: $insert = "INSERT INTO release_file_upload (upl_file_name, upl_file_type,upl_file_size, upl_date, upl_by, upl_path, release_id) VALUES ('$filename','{$_SESSION['upload']['type']}', '{$_SESSION['upload']['size']}', now(),'$username', '$path', '$release_id')"; 2008/11/13 Kyle Terry <kyle@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>:> I keep getting this syntax error on the following string...>> syntax error unexpected T_ENCAPSED_AND_WHITESPACE expecting T_STRING or> T_VARIABLE or T_NUM_STRING>> $insert = "INSERT INTO release_file_upload (upl_file_name, upl_file_type,> upl_file_size, upl_date, upl_by, upl_path, release_id) VALUES ('$filename',> '$_SESSION['upload']['type']', '$_SESSION['upload']['size']', now(),> '$username', '$path', '$release_id')";>> --> Kyle Terry | www.kyleterry.com> -- AbraçosEdgar Ferreira da SilvaEngenheiro de SoftwareCampinas - SP(19) 8110-0733 -----Aprenda PHP, cole códigos, saiba das vagas de empregos:http://www.manjaphp.com.br