Go to PHP.net, books @ bookstore. Seems like you are trying to insert data from an array into a MySQL table, I would visit http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/index.html site too. Good luck. =============================== "Ronald "The Newbie" Allen" <sesel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:20040514202857.60539.qmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > I have no idea what a class is . I really am a newbie. After you guys help > me with this what is a good place to start with learning PHP? > > "Richard Hutchins" <Richard.Hutchins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message > news:1EA7D3AE70ACD511BE6D006097A78C1E05887894@xxxxxxxxxxx > > ...or whatever class contains $row-> functionality? > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Ronald Allen [mailto:sesel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > > > Sent: Friday, May 14, 2004 4:13 PM > > > To: php-db@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Subject: Re: inserting data into database! > > > > > > > > > Now that I closed the bracket > > > it tells me that $row is not defined. > > > I have plagiarized from a couple of different places to come > > > up with my code > > > so that is the reason that it may not work that well. Here > > > is my code right > > > now > > > > > > $conn = mysql_connect($db_host,$db_user,$db_pass); > > > if ($conn == true) { > > > $insert = "INSERT INTO $db_table SET "; > > > $insert .= "Base = '" . $row->Base . "', "; > > > $insert .= "Date_and_Time = '" . $row->Date_and_Time . "', "; > > > $insert .= "Event_Type = '" . $row->Event_Type . "', "; > > > $insert .= "Description = '" . $row->Description . "', "; > > > $insert .= "Initials = '" . $row->Initials . "'"; > > > > > > mysql_query($insert, $conn); > > > > > > } > > > ?> > > > "Ronald Allen" <sesel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message > > > news:20040514195056.34219.qmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > Here is my code now, but I am getting a parsing error > > > > > > > > Parse error: parse error, unexpected $end > > > > > > > > $db_table = 'log'; > > > > > > > > $conn = mysql_connect($db_host,$db_user,$db_pass); > > > > > > > > if ($conn == true) { > > > > > > > > $insert = "INSERT INTO $db_table SET "; > > > > > > > > $insert .= "Base = '" . $row->Base . "', "; > > > > > > > > $insert .= "Date_and_Time = '" . $row->Date_and_Time . "', "; > > > > > > > > $insert .= "Event_Type = '" . $row->Event_Type . "', "; > > > > > > > > $insert .= "Description = '" . $row->Description . "', "; > > > > > > > > $insert .= "Initials = '" . $row->Initials . "'"; > > > > > > > > mysql_query($insert, $conn); > > > > > > > > ?> > > > > > > > > "Torsten Roehr" <roehr@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message > > > > news:20040514193118.71693.qmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > "Ronald Allen" <sesel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message > > > > > news:20040514192305.43601.qmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > 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; > > > > > > ?> > > > > > > > > > > You have to initialize $temp before using it with '.=' > > > > > $temp = ''; > > > > > $temp .= 'my string'; > > > > > > > > > > Or just set the first line with = > > > > > $tmp = "ID : $row->ID <br>\n"; > > > > > $tmp .= "Base : $row->Base <br>\n"; > > > > > $tmp .= "Date_and_Time : $row->Date_and > > > > > > > > > > Your insert should look like this (if ID is an > > > auto-increment field): > > > > > $insert = "INSERT INTO $db_table SET "; > > > > > $insert .= "Base = '" . $row->Base . "', "; > > > > > $insert .= "Date_and_Time = '" . $row->Date_and_Time . "', "; > > > > > $insert .= "Event_Type = '" . $row->Event_Type . "', "; > > > > > $insert .= "Description = '" . $row->Description . "', "; > > > > > $insert .= "Initials = '" . $row->Initials . "'"; > > > > > > > > > > mysql_query($insert, $conn); > > > > > > > > > > Hope this helps, > > > > > > > > > > Regards, Torsten > > > > > > -- > > > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > > -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
