Question

I want to select one row of a table and insert in another existing table.
(I use php and MySql. The two tables have the same columns except the id and the timestamp)

I try to make a cart. I want that when someone pays, select all the products of that client and that session from “carret” and insert into “comandes”.

The insert – select works if I say for instance WHERE session=4");
This works too: echo session_id(); So I can get the session
But this two things does not work together. I don’t understand the problem. What is wrong with my where condition?

mysql_query("INSERT INTO comandes (session,client,producte,preu_comanda,quantitat)
         SELECT session,client,producte,preu_unitat,quantitat
         FROM carret
         WHERE session='".session_id()."'");

I tried too without success: WHERE client='$_SESSION[client]'

Answer 1

I finally find the problem with a simple “;” at the end. I post it because it could help to other php beginners like me.

This works:

mysql_query("INSERT INTO comandes (id_carret,session,client,producte,preu_comanda,quantitat)
             SELECT id,session,client,producte,preu_unitat,quantitat
             FROM carret
             WHERE session='".session_id()."'");

This does not works!! The problem is with the final “;” if after that there is the “or die …”:

mysql_query("INSERT INTO comandes (id_carret,session,client,producte,preu_comanda,quantitat)
             SELECT id,session,client,producte,preu_unitat,quantitat
             FROM carret
             WHERE session='".session_id()."'");

or die("error:".mysql_error());

This works. Now I see that, if there is the final “or die…” I should remove the previous “;”

mysql_query("INSERT INTO comandes (id_carret,session,client,producte,preu_comanda,quantitat)
             SELECT id,session,client,producte,preu_unitat,quantitat
             FROM carret
             WHERE session='".session_id()."'")

or die("error:".mysql_error());