Hi I think it may be the { and } which are used in php if they are part of the data you are saving then try adding a \ => \{ and \} if not remove them. Peter ----------------------------------------------- Excellence in internet and open source software ----------------------------------------------- Sunmaia Birmingham UK www.sunmaia.net tel. 0121-242-1473 International +44-121-242-1473 ----------------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: Remember14a@xxxxxxx [mailto:Remember14a@xxxxxxx] Sent: 07 February 2004 19:37 To: php-db@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Question Dear friends, On submitting form to mysql database I get a parse error,There is no problem with connection code, Problem is some where around create the sql statement Can any one figure out where is the precise error, please. Following is the code from php file <?php // open the connection $conn = mysql_connect("localhost", "", ""); // pick the database to use mysql_select_db("testDB",$conn); // create the SQL statement $sql = "INSERT INTO testtable values ('{$_POST[testField]}',' {$_POST[testFielda]}','{$_POST[testFieldb]}','{$_POST[testFieldd]}',' {$_POST[testFieldc]}','{$_POST[testFielde]}')"; // execute the SQL statement if (mysql_query($sql, $conn)) { echo "record added!"; } else { echo "something went wrong"; } ?> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Asif -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php