Question

I have a two step registration, one with vital data, like email username and password, and a second optional one with personal info, like bio, eye color, etc.. i have 2 exec files for these, the first ofc writes the data in the first part of the database, leaving like 30 columns of personal data blank. The second one does another row, but with the vital data empty now.. I would like to append, or join these two rows, so all the info is in one row..

Here is the 2nd one

 $qry = "UPDATE `performers` SET `Bemutatkozas` = '$bemuatkozas', `Feldob` = '$feldob', `Lehangol` = '$lehangol', `Szorzet` = '$szorzet', `Jatekszerek` = '$jatek', `Kukkolas` = '$kukkolas', `Flort` ='$flort', `Szeretek` = '$szeretek', `Utalok` = '$utalok', `Fantaziak` = '$fantaziak', `Titkosvagyak` = '$titkos_vagyak, `Suly` = '$suly', `Magassag` = '$magassag', `Szemszin` = '$szemszin', `Hajszin` = '$hajszin', `Hajhossz` = '$hajhossz', `Mellboseg` ='$mellboseg', `Orarend` = '$orarend', `Beallitottsag` = '$szexualis_beallitottsag', `Pozicio` = '$pozicio', `Dohanyzas` = '$cigi', `Testekszer` = '$pc', `Tetovalas` ='$tetko', `Szilikon` ='$szilikon', `Fetish1` = '$pisiszex', `Fetish2` = '$kakiszex', `Fetish3` = '$domina', `Testekszerhely` = '$pchely', `Tetovalashely` = '$tetkohely', `Csillagjegy` = '$csillagjegy', `Parral` = '$par', `Virag` = '$virag' WHERE `Username` ='" .  $_POST['username']. "'";
$result = @mysql_query($qry);


//Check whether the query was successful or not
if($result) {
    header("location: perf_register_success.php");
    exit();

I’m not sure if $_POST works here. I have the form, then the exec of that form, which works, then this form, and this is the exec of that.. Anyway I always get “query failed” message, which is in the else statement of the ‘if’ i’m using. What am i doing wrong?
Thanks!

Answer 1

The correct syntax for UPDATE is as follows:

UPDATE table SET columnA=valueA, columnB=valueB WHERE condition=value

(documentation here)

Thus, your query should look like the following:

$qry = "UPDATE performers SET Bemutatkozas = $bemuatkozas, Feldob = $feldob, Lehangol = $lehangol [...] WHERE Username ='" .  $_POST['username']. "'

You’ll have to replace […] with all your values (that’s gonna take some time) but hopefully you get the pattern.

Other than that there are a number of things you should improve/change in your code but I’ll just point you to jeroen answer in this question since he pretty much covers it all.