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Asked: 2026-05-24T06:59:21+00:00

I am trying to insert into mysql from an xml using PHP, but the

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I am trying to insert into mysql from an xml using PHP, but the field name contains a “hyphen” and for some reason it is not inserting this field, the rest are fine. I have tried using the hex codes x002D, x2010,x2012, and none have worked. As you can see in my xml, the hyphen is not being changed like the space, but if I just remove the x002D inserts everything after the “E” in other words just inserts -mail_x0020_Address.

This is my xml:

<encuestas>
<ID>9949</ID>
<E-mail_x0020_Address>email@email.com</E-mail_x0020_Address>
<ZIP_x002F_Postal_x0020_Code>90001</ZIP_x002F_Postal_x0020_Code>
</encuestas>

This is my insert statement ( I removed fields, I have 20 on that xml):

"INSERT INTO New_Encuestas_Datos(ID,`email`,`Zip/Postal Code`) VALUES('$product->ID','$product->E-mail_x0020_Address','$product->ZIP_x002F_Postal_x0020_Code')";

The variables are coming from an array reading the xml and like I said, everything is imported except email. I have tried the following combinations:

E-mail_x0020_Address
E_x002D_mail_x0020_Address
E_x2010_mail_x0020_Address
E_x2012_mail_x0020_Address

Can anyone point me what I am doing wrong? Thanks !

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  1. Editorial Team

    Hmm, I doubt you can use it in a string, but in plain PHP it is $product->{'E-mail_x0020_Address'};. But that doesn’t matter anyway, as you should escape you values prior to sending them to a database you can nicely name an escaped variable as you like.

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