PHP Help

[Luno1599]

Hey

I have having touble adding this into the database it says Successfull but then there is nothing in the database

<?php
if($_GET['add'] == "yes"){
//Get Data
$client = $_POST['client'];
$date = $_POST['date'];
$byy = $_POST['by'];
$invoice = $_POST['invoice'];
$acc = $_POST['ac'];
if($by == NULL | $invoice == NULL){
echo "<br /><div class='failed'>You left something blank.<br><a href='javascript:history.back();'>[Back?]</a></div>";
}else{
include("config.php");
$add_invoice = "INSERT INTO invoice (client_id, date, created, for, activ) VALUES ('$client','$date','$byy','$invoice','$acc')";
mysql_query($add_invoice);
//Added?
echo "<br /><div class='success'>The invoice for client ID#$client was added successfully!</div>";
}}
?>

Whats up with it?

Dan

Moved by Agesilaus (Forum Moderator) from Design and Development: Please post in the correct forum in future.

[Hitman]

Hey, I quickly edited it a bit and fixed something I thought might be a problem. Tell me if it works!

<?php
if($_GET['add'] == "yes"){
//Get Data
$client = $_POST['client'];
$date = $_POST['date'];
$byy = $_POST['by'];
$invoice = $_POST['invoice'];
$acc = $_POST['ac'];
if($byy == NULL | $invoice == NULL){
echo "<br /><div class='failed'>You left something blank.<br><a href='javascript:history.back();'>[Back?]</a></div>";
}else{
include("config.php");
$add_invoice = mysql_query("INSERT INTO `invoice` (`client_id`, `date`, `created`, `for`, `activ`) VALUES ('$client','$date','$byy','$invoice','$acc')");
//Added? Should be!
echo "<br /><div class='success'>The invoice for client ID#$client was added successfully!</div>";
}
}
?>

[Tomm]

Question: Where do you actually connect to the database?

[Hitman]

Question: Where do you actually connect to the database?

He has got a connection, after the }else{ he connects then does the query. I always connect on the third line.

[Luno1599]

Hey its

include("config.php"); 

That connects

And its working fine now +rep for help

[Hitman]

Hey its

include("config.php"); 

That connects

And its working fine now +rep for help

My code worked? Hah, I finally can fix things (I'm still a bit of a PHP newbie).

[Florx]

He has got a connection, after the }else{ he connects then does the query. I always connect on the third line.

Me too I like to have the database connected on EVERY page even if it's not going to be used

[Hitman]

Me too I like to have the database connected on EVERY page even if it's not going to be used

I think I have it on every page, at least all that need connecting.

... But most of the PHP pages I make require the connection anyway.

[Luno1599]

I have it on every page as the check.php file has it and it includes it , in a php newbie to

Check what im making in projects

[Beau]

Just a heads up, if you're actually going to be releasing this as a script, you'll want to be sanitizing your form input before chucking it into the database.