Problem with php and MySQL: inserting strings into database

From: Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2010 05:34:17 +0000
Subject: Problem with php and MySQL: inserting strings into database
Groups: php.windows 
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Hello, i have a problem with php and mysql when inserting strings into a database. I have the following syntax: $sqlinsert = "INSERT INTO werte ('benutzername', 'passwort', 'name', 'vorname', 'Geburtsdatum', 'strasse', 'plz', 'ort', 'email') VALUES('$_POST['benutzername']', '$_POST['passwort']', '$_POST['name']', '$_POST['vorname']', '$_POST['Geburtsdatum']', '$_POST['straße']', '$_POST['plz']', '$_POST['ort']', '$_POST['email']')"; I want to read entries from an HTML form into a database. When to use backticks in MySQL and what is this syntax: " ' I am getting an unexpected T_STRING .... error. I am using php, mysql with xampp on windows xp. In php.ini i have turned register_globals = on. thank you. yours sincerly Alexander

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