$tmp isn't defined yet, so can't append to it's self. (no .= ) $tmp = "ID : $row->ID <br>\n"; > Two questions? > First why am I getting undefined variable tmp , yet it works > Second how would I insert data into this table? > <? > $db_table = 'log'; > $conn = mysql_connect($db_host,$db_user,$db_pass); > > if ($conn == true) { > mysql_select_db($db_name,$conn); > $result = mysql_query("SELECT * from $db_table",$conn); > while($row = mysql_fetch_object($result)) { > $tmp .= "ID : $row->ID <br>\n"; > $tmp .= "Base : $row->Base <br>\n"; > $tmp .= "Date_and_Time : $row->Date_and_Time <br>\n"; > $tmp .= "Event_Type : $row->Event_Type <br>\n"; > $tmp .= "Description : $row->Description <br>\n"; > $tmp .= "Initials : $row->Initials <br><hr>\n"; > } > } else { > echo 'could not connect to database : '. mysql_error(); > } > print $tmp; > ?> -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php