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Asked: 2026-06-10T05:09:08+00:00

UPDATE: My mistake – I made a typo. Nevermind this question. I’m using php

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UPDATE: My mistake – I made a typo. Nevermind this question.

I’m using php to update a mysql database. The resultant query I’m using when i print it out on my webpage before executing is as follows:

INSERT INTO perch2_content_items
(itemOrder, regionID, pageID, itemRev, itemID, itemJSON, itemSearch ) 
SELECT MAX(itemOrder)+1, 105, 81, 11, 118, 'json', 'search' 
FROM perch2_content_items WHERE regionID=105

When I copy and paste this query directly into the phpmyadmin SQL interface, it works fine. The table gets updated.
However, when I try to execute it using my php code as follows, it throws an error.

$insertToPerch = "INSERT INTO perch2_content_items
(itemOrder, regionID, pageID, itemRev, itemID, itemJSON, itemSearch ) 
SELECT MAX(itemOrder)+1, $regionID, $pageID, 
$regionRev, $newItemID, 'json', 'search'
FROM perch2_content_items WHERE regionID=$regionID";
mysql_query(insertToPerch) or die(mysql_error());

The error I’m getting is:

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 ‘insertToPerch’ at line 1

Can anybody help me figure out why it is failing.

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  1. Editorial Team

    You need mysql_query($insertToPerch) without the $ its just the string 'insertToPerch'

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