Question

I’m working on a private messaging system between users on my site. Here’s my query:

$query = "INSERT INTO messages (to, `from`, message) VALUES ('{$user}', '{$username}', '{$message}')";

However, I get this error:

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 'to, `from`, message) VALUES ('Cheezey', 'Cheezey', 'Enter your message here')' at line 1

I have a nagging feeling that it’s a really stupid error on my part, but I can’t seem to figure it out.

Answer 1

That’s because to is a reserved word in MYSQL, you have to put ` around it, like this:

 INSERT INTO(`to`, ...).