Question

I have a php INSERT for a mysql db that I have a string like a date that “adds” the value instead of just inserting it into the mysql table. When I just echo the value I get '2012-03' It’s a expiration date and must me formatted this way. But in the data base it shows '2009' so it calculates it. What am I doing wrong?

Here’s the insert…

<?php
$Last4CCN           = $_POST['CCN'];
$expiration         = $_POST['EXPDATE'];


if (!isset($_SESSION)) {
    session_start();
} 

if (!$conn) { 
    die('Could not connect: ' . mysql_error()); 
} 

mysql_select_db("testing1", $conn);

$last4CCN = mysql_real_escape_string($last4CCN);
$expiration = mysql_real_escape_string($expiration);

$query1 = "
    INSERT INTO payment_profile_id (Last4CCN, CCNExpDate)
    VALUES ($Last4CCN, $expiration)";

if(mysql_query($query1,$conn))
    echo "Update profile_id successfully inserted.<br/>";
else
    echo "Update profile_id encountered an error.".mysql_error();

mysql_close($conn)

//$expiration = mysql_real_escape_string($expiration);

//echo $expiration;
?>

Also the MySQL value is varchar(7) for the expdate

Answer 1

Try putting quotes around the date string. It appears you are inserting the value as integers so mysql thinks it is a math expression and not the string '2012-03'.

INSERT INTO payment_profile_id (Last4CCN, CCNExpDate)
     VALUES ($Last4CCN, '$expiration')