2009/7/11 Govinda <govinda.webdnatalk@xxxxxxxxx>: > This code: > $maybeDeleteClient=($_GET["maybeDeleteClient"]); > $maybeDeleteClient=mysql_real_escape_string($db_billing, > $maybeDeleteClient); // this is line 53 > > gives this error: > "Warning: mysql_real_escape_string() expects parameter 2 to be resource, > string given in > /home/metheuser/public_html/somedir/billing_manageClients.php on line 53" > > but the docs here: > http://us2.php.net/manual/en/mysqli.real-escape-string.php > say: > "Procedural style: > string mysqli_real_escape_string ( mysqli $link , string $escapestr ) > " > ..and even go on to give an example using a string for that 2nd param. > > Why is it complaining to me? You're looking at the documentation for mysqli_real_escape_string but using mysql_real_escape_string - notice the i in mysqli in the first function name. > p.s. what is a "resource" compared to a string? A resource is a variable type. See http://php.net/language.types.resource -Stuart -- http://stut.net/ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
