Hi! To view error: you must use mysql_query(). @ before mysql - error supression. next you can use the following: $result=.. if($result){ if(mysql_num_rows($result)){ /* you have record in table */ }else{ /* you haven't */ On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 4:11 PM, Andre Polykanine <andre@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hello Parham, > > Adding to Ash's question, why to use the @ operator before > mysql_query? > -- > With best regards from Ukraine, > Andre > Skype: Francophile; Wlm&MSN: arthaelon @ yandex.ru; Jabber: arthaelon @ > jabber.org > Yahoo! messenger: andre.polykanine; ICQ: 191749952 > Twitter: m_elensule > > ----- Original message ----- > From: Parham Doustdar <parham90@xxxxxxxxx> > To: php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Wednesday, March 31, 2010, 2:50:07 PM > Subject: MySQL query not working! > > Hi there, > Here is a snippet of code... that doesn't work for some reason. Please note > that I have put some > > @mysql_query($query) or die(mysql_error()); > > statements, to see if MySQL gives an error. I receive nothing other than > the > file starting to download. This is supposed to be a file download counter: > > [code] > <?php > //connect to the DB > mysql_connect() //There is no problem with the connection so I didn't > include the complete code. > > //The table where the hits are stored. > $table = "files"; > > $query = "select * from " . $table . " where filename = '" . $_GET['file'] > . > "'"; > $result = mysql_query($query); > > if ($result) //Has the file previously been added? > { > $query = "update " . $table . " set hits = hits + 1 where filename = '" . > $_GET['file'] . "'"; > @mysql_query($query) or die(mysql_error()); > header('location:http://www.qwitter-client.net/' . $_GET['file']); > } > else //it's the first time we're adding this file to the DB. > { > $query = "insert into " . $table . " (filename, hits) values ('" . > $_GET['file'] . "', 1)"; > @mysql_query($query) or die(mysql_error()); > header('location:http://www.qwitter-client.net/' . $_GET['file']); > } > ?> > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- With regards, Alexei Bovanenko