Re: Inserting a variable into a mysql_query() statement

From: Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2002 13:56:20 +0000
Subject: Re: Inserting a variable into a mysql_query() statement
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$query = "DELETE FROM product WHERE manufacturer=\"$hidden_manuf_id\""; mysql_query($query,$bb) or die(mysql_error()); or: mysql_query("DELETE FROM product WHERE manufacturer=\"$hidden_manuf_id\"", $bb); ================================= Phil Clark wrote: >I'm trying to insert the variable $hidden_manuf_id into a mysql_query() >statement. > >If i do this: >mysql_query("DELETE FROM product WHERE manufacturer=$hidden_manuf_id",$bb) >or die(mysql_error()); >PHP server doesn't see the variable because it is inside the string >quotes"". > >If I do this: >mysql_query("DELETE FROM product WHERE manufacturer="$hidden_manuf_id,$bb) >or die(mysql_error()); >PHP server reports a parsing error. > >What is the correct syntax? ($bb is correctly defined.)

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