Question

Not sure what my problem is. On line 4 I keep getting an error.

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_ENCAPSED_AND_WHITESPACE,
expecting T_STRING or T_VARIABLE or T_NUM_STRING

Im assuming its not line 4 but could be. Am I missing something or did I just goof?

    $id = $_GET['id'];

        $query = "UPDATE todo_item2
                  SET todo = $_POST['i'], 
                      percent = $_POST['p'], 
                      due_date = $date
                  WHERE todo_id = :id";

        $query2 = "UPDATE todo_category2
                  SET category = $_POST['c']
                  WHERE todo_id = :id";

    $id = $_GET['id'];

    $statement1 = $db->prepare($query);
    $statement1 -> execute(array(
        'id' =>$id,
    ));

    $statement2 = $db->prepare($query2);
    $statement2 -> execute(array(
        'id' =>$id,
    ));

Answer 1

Array elements with quoted keys need to use the curly syntax to parse correctly: http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.types.string.php#language.types.string.parsing

The following code should work:

    $query = "UPDATE todo_item2
              SET todo = {$_POST['i']}, 
                  percent = {$_POST['p']}, 
                  due_date = $date
              WHERE todo_id = :id";

    $query2 = "UPDATE todo_category2
              SET category = {$_POST['c']}
              WHERE todo_id = :id";

Anyway, considering security, it is a terrible idea to use $_POST array elements directly inside your SQL query!