Learning PHP and MySQL

Example 12-3 Using a predefined INSERT statement in insert.php

<?php require_once('db_login.php'); require_once('DB.php');
$connection  =  DB::connect("mysql://$db_username:$db_password@$db_host/$db_database");
if  (
DB::isError($connection)){
die  ("Could  not  connect  to  the  database:  <br  />".  DB::errorMessage($connection));
}
$query  
=  "INSERT  INTO  `purchases`  VALUES  (NULL,'mdavis',2,NULL)";
$result  =  $connection->query($query);
if  (
DB::isError($result)){
die("Could  not  query  the  database:  <br  />".  $query."  ".DB::errorMessage($result));
}
echo  "Inserted  successfully!";
$connection->disconnect();
?>

When you call up insert.php, in your browser, you get:

Inserted successfully!

Posted by on 09/25 at 10:53 AM

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