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Asked: 2026-05-27T19:09:35+00:00

With a the code, mysql_query(INSERT INTO Messages (Message, toUser, From, Date) VALUES (‘$mes’,’$to’,’$from’,’$date’)) I’m

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With a the code,

mysql_query("INSERT INTO Messages (Message, toUser, From, Date) VALUES ('$mes','$to','$from','$date')")

I’m getting an SQL syntax error. What is the reason for this? I see nothing wrong with the syntax.

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  1. Editorial Team

    DATE is a reserved word in SQL, so I gather that it’s triggering a syntax error when you use it as a column name because MySQL tries to parse it as something other than a column name.

    Either escape your identifiers with backticks:

    mysql_query("INSERT INTO `Messages` (`Message`, `toUser`, `From`, `Date`) VALUES ('$mes','$to','$from','$date')")

    Or better, see if you can rename the column to something else that doesn’t need escaping.

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