Use echo(mysql_error()); -----Original Message----- From: Ben Edwards [mailto:ben@videonetwork.org] Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 5:43 AM To: pete M Cc: PHP DB List Subject: Re: mysql_error() (was Re: Getting last insert id?) On Thu, 2003-10-09 at 17:35, pete M wrote: > http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.mysql-error.php > > Ben Edwards wrote: > > > On Thu, 2003-10-09 at 16:33, pete M wrote: > > > >>$new_id = mysql_query('select last_insert_id()'); > >> > >>your can also user it within a query - eg > >> > >>$sql = ' insert into related table parent_id, data , data2) values > >>(last_insert_id(), 23, 45); > >> > > > > > > Is there also a similar way of getting the last error message, i.e. > > > > $new_id = mysql_query('select error()'); > > > > I currently am trying to solve the problem or mysql_error() returning > > nothing after an error. It may be something to do with globals and > > something like the above may help. > > > > Ben This I know, its just that the function always returns nothing so I was looking for an alternative way of getting the error. -- **************************************************************** * Ben Edwards Tel +44 (0)1179 553 551 ICQ 42000477 * * Homepage - nothing of interest here http://gurtlush.org.uk * * Webhosting for the masses http://www.serverone.co.uk * * Critical Site Builder http://www.criticaldistribution.com * * online collaborative web authoring content management system * * Get alt news/views films online http://www.cultureshop.org * * i-Contact Progressive Video http://www.videonetwork.org * * Fun corporate graphics http://www.subvertise.org * * Bristol Indymedia http://bristol.indymedia.org * * Bristol's radical news http://www.bristle.org.uk * **************************************************************** -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php