Question

So i have php code to insert form data in a table. Here’s the code:

$link = @mysql_connect("***", "***", "****");
if (!$link) {
 echo "save_failed";
 return; 
}
mysql_select_db("***", $link);

$sql="INSERT INTO Conference (`First Name`, `Last Name`)
VALUES ('$_POST[fname]', '$_POST[lname]')";

mysql_close($link);

The *** are replaced with the actual values in the real code, obviously. But is there anything wrong with the above code? I tried to run it, it didn’t have any errors with connection but it also didn’t insert anything. Here’s is what my mysql table looks like:

Also, I need the table to have an auto incremented number so that each entry is unique with it’s own index value. Any ideas on either problem? Thanks

Answer 1

You haven’t executed the query, which should be done as it follows:

mysql_query($sql, $link);

Also, please consider using mysqli or even better PDO as the mysql package is deprecated (see the red box), i.e. mysql_query().