Question

I am trying to write a script that archives a user by setting the value of the archive column to the value of 1 . I have written the following script to do this, but I am not sure if I am using the syntax correctly as I am am getting the following error.

<?php
mysql_query("SELECT FROM archive hqfjt_chronoforms_data_addupdatelead
             WHERE cf_uid = '{cf_uid}'
             SET archive='1';"
) or die(mysql_error());
?>

The error I am getting is:

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 ‘WHERE cf_uid = ‘c68235f3fb5c3f7fff6247b04c450dd7’ SET archive=’1” at line 1

Answer 1

There’s no SET in a SELECT statement, and you’re missing the FROM part.

You need an UPDATE command, perhaps like:

UPDATE archive SET archive='1' WHERE cf_uid = '$cf_uid'