I am trying to implement Prepared Statements on my web site and this is the first time I have ever used this. #1) I received the error âclass mysql not definedâ. That is a reference to the first line of code (below) where the database connection is established. #2) How do I assign the auto_increment value to a variable use Prepared Statements? In the syntax I am attempting below ârecordâ is an auto_increment column. #3) Do syntaxes such as â$stmt->bindParam(':account_suspended', 0000-00-00);â require the date 0000-00-00 to be surrounded by â ? Thank you to the many of you who have supported me this year when I have had questions. I am physically handicapped, although I donât want to make a big deal about it. I have appreciated the opportunity to continue developing my PHP / mySQL programming skills in 2010. The Internet is a life line to me. Ron $dbh = new mysql('localhost', '$username', '$password', '$database2'); $stmt = $dbh->prepare("INSERT INTO `$database2`.`member` ( `record` , `first_name` , `last_name` , `address_1` , `address_2` , `address_3` , `address_4` , `address_5` , `email` , `prayer_community_alias` , `birth_month` , `birth_day` , `pass` , `validated` , `last_login` , `last_activity` , `birthday_records` , `greeting_reference` , `registration_ip_address`, `account_created` , `account_suspended` , `account_closed` , `referral_source` , `friends_of_ministry_package` , `security_question_1` , `security_answer_1` , `security_question_2` , `security_answer_2` , `security_question_3` , `security_answer_3` ) VALUES ( NULL , ':f1', ':l1', '', '', '', '', '', ':e1', '', ':birth_month', ':birth_day', ':validate_password', ':validated', ':last_login', ':last_activity', ':birthday_records', ':greeting_reference', ':registration_ip_address', ':account_created', ':account_suspended', ':account_closed', ':referral_source', ':friends_of_ministry_package', ':security_question_1', '', ':security_question_2', '', ':security_question_3', '' ) ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE `validated` = ':validated', `pass` = ':validate_password', `account_suspended` = ':account_suspended', `account_closed` = ':account_closed', `last_activity` = ':last_activity', `registration_ip_address` = ':registration_ip_address';"); $stmt->bindParam(':f1', $f1); $stmt->bindParam(':l1', $l1); $stmt->bindParam(':e1', $e1); $stmt->bindParam(':birth_month', 0); $stmt->bindParam(':birth_day', 0); $stmt->bindParam(':validate_password', $validate_password); $stmt->bindParam(':validated', 5); $stmt->bindParam(':last_login', $todays_date); $stmt->bindParam(':last_activity', $todays_date); $stmt->bindParam(':birthday_records', 15); $stmt->bindParam(':security_question_1', 0); $stmt->bindParam(':greeting_reference', 0); $stmt->bindParam(':registration_ip_address', $registration_ip_address); $stmt->bindParam(':account_created', $todays_date); $stmt->bindParam(':account_suspended', 0000-00-00); $stmt->bindParam(':account_closed', 0000-00-00); $stmt->bindParam(':referral_source', 2); $stmt->bindParam(':friends_of_ministry_package', 0); $stmt->bindParam(':security_question_1', $security_question_1); $stmt->bindParam(':security_question_2', $security_question_2); $stmt->bindParam(':security_question_3', $security_question_3); // insert one row $stmt->execute(); $stmt->close(); The Verse of the Day âEncouragement from Godâs Wordâ http://www.TheVerseOfTheDay.info