The INSERT INTO query successfully executes EXACTLY as it is. The bindâs arenât working. :{Variable name] is being saved to the database. What do I need to change? I am not understanding this yet. Ron $dsh = 'mysql:host=localhost;dbname='.$database2; $dbh = new PDO($dsh, $username, $password); $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->bindValue(':birth_month', '0'); $stmt->bindValue(':birth_day', '0'); $stmt->bindParam(':validate_password', $validate_password); $stmt->bindValue(':validated', '5'); $stmt->bindParam(':last_login', $todays_date); $stmt->bindParam(':last_activity', $todays_date); $stmt->bindValue(':birthday_records', '15'); $stmt->bindValue(':security_question_1', '0'); $stmt->bindValue(':greeting_reference', '0'); $stmt->bindParam(':registration_ip_address', $registration_ip_address); $stmt->bindParam(':account_created', $todays_date); $stmt->bindValue(':account_suspended', '0000-00-00'); $stmt->bindValue(':account_closed', '0000-00-00'); $stmt->bindValue(':referral_source', 2); $stmt->bindValue(':friends_of_ministry_package', '0'); $stmt->bindValue(':security_question_1', '0'); $stmt->bindValue(':security_question_2', '0'); $stmt->bindValue(':security_question_3', '0'); // insert one row $stmt->execute(); #$stmt->close($PDO); unset($dbh); The Verse of the Day âEncouragement from Godâs Wordâ http://www.TheVerseOfTheDay.info