try .. $q = addslashes("UPDATE episodes SET episode_title = '$_POST[episode_title]' , episode_scheduleddate = ".strtotime($_POST['episode_scheduleddate'])." , episode_description = '$_POST[episode_description]' WHERE episode_id = $_POST[episode_id]"); or try $q = "UPDATE episodes SET episode_title = '{$_POST[episode_title]}' , episode_scheduleddate = "{.strtotime($_POST['episode_scheduleddate'])}." , episode_description = '{$_POST[episode_description]}' WHERE episode_id = {$_POST[episode_id]}"; On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 10:51 PM, Simone Fornara <simone.fornara@xxxxxxxxx>wrote: > Hello, > I have a little problem with a sql command string > > $q = "UPDATE episodes SET episode_title = '$_POST[episode_title]' , > episode_scheduleddate = ".strtotime($_POST['episode_scheduleddate'])." > , episode_description = '$_POST[episode_description]' WHERE episode_id > = $_POST[episode_id]"; > > I keep getting this error > > You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that > corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use > near '' > > which doesn't help a lot. I've already tried to print the result > > UPDATE episodes SET episode_title = 'Title test 1 edited 2' , > episode_scheduleddate = 1232427600 , episode_description = > 'Description test edited' WHERE episode_id = 1 > > I really can't find the problem. I tried almost every combination with > ' and " without any result. > > Thank you. > Simon. > > -- > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- Regards MANU