MYSQL IN A PHP LOOP

I have a php function that creates the following SQL below with this statement in the loop: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ $myQuery .= " UPDATE page SET page_order_id = \"$page_order_id\" WHERE page_id = \"$page_id\"; "; ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ $myQuery looks finally like this: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UPDATE page SET page_order_id = "3" WHERE page_id = "1"; UPDATE page SET page_order_id = "5" WHERE page_id = "2"; UPDATE page SET page_order_id = "2" WHERE page_id = "3"; UPDATE page SET page_order_id = "5" WHERE page_id = "4"; UPDATE page SET page_order_id = "6" WHERE page_id = "5"; UPDATE page SET page_order_id = "2" WHERE page_id = "13"; ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I get this (custom)error when the query is sent to mysql_query() ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Err: You have an error in your SQL syntax near '; UPDATE page SET page_order_id = "5" WHERE page_id = "2"' at line 4 Err No.:1064 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Stuck into PhpMyAdmin does not produce an error, and I know that there are functions behind PhpMyAdmin that format user's SQL statements, and I wish I knew how!! It is maybe something to do with the semi-colons? Or that I can not normally send several UPDATE statements in one query??? PLease help. Malc ___ __ _ _ ____ ___ / __) /__\ ( \/\/ )( _ \ / __) \__ \ /(__)\ ) ( )(_) )\__ \ (___/(__)(__)(__/\__)(____/ (___/ Strategically Applied Web Development Systems Contact: Malcolm JC Clark Tel: 0161 408 2883 Mobile: 07779 034 868 This e-mail may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient (or have received this e-mail in error) please notify the sender immediately and destroy this e-mail. Any unauthorised copying, disclosure or distribution of the material in this e-mail is strictly forbidden.