Beginner PHP: I can't insert data into MYSQL database
- by Victor
I'm learning PHP right now and I'm trying to insert data into a MySQL database called "pumpl2" The table is set up like this.
create table product
( productid int unsigned not null auto_increment primary key,
price int(9) not null,
value int(9) not null,
description text
);
I have a form and want to insert the fields from the form in the database. Here is what the php file looks like.
<?php
// create short variable names
$price = $_POST['price'];
$value = $_POST['value'];
$description = $_POST['description'];
if (!$price || !$value || !$description) {
echo "You have not entered all the required details.<br />"
."Please go back and try again.";
exit;
}
@ $db = new mysqli('localhost', 'pumpl', '********', 'pumpl2');
if (mysqli_connect_errno()) {
echo "Error: Could not connect to database. Please try again later.";
exit;
}
$query = "insert into pumpl2 values
('".$price."', '".$value."', '".$description."')";
$result = $db->query($query);
if ($result) {
echo $db->affected_rows." product inserted into database.";
} else {
echo "An error has occurred. The item was not added.";
}
$db->close();
?>
When I submit the form, I get an error message "An error has occurred. The item was not added."
Does anyone know what the problem is? Thank you!
