SQL newb here...
$db_result = mysql_query("SELECT first_name FROM gamers WHERE comp_id = 'myid'");
works the way I want.
$compid1 = 'myid';
$db_result = mysql_query("SELECT first_name FROM gamers WHERE comp_id = @compid1");
does not yield the same results.
I have also tried $compid1
and various other things, but without success.
Sorry for the simple question, but the answer is still eluding me. Thanks!
UPDATE: Oh yea...the question. How can I use a prestored variable for my WHERE check?
You need to use $
before a variable, not @
. And you need to put quotes around it since it's a string:
$db_result = mysql_query("SELECT first_name FROM gamers WHERE comp_id = '$compid1'");
However, it would be best if you stopped using the mysql
extension. Use PDO or mysqli, and use prepared statements with parameters. E.g. in PDO it would be:
$stmt = $conn->prepare("SELECT first_name FROM gamers WHERE comp_id = :compid");
$stmt->bindParam(':compid', $compid1);
$stmt->execute();
Enclose the string variable inside a pair of quotes.
$compid1 = 'myid';
$db_result = mysql_query("SELECT first_name FROM gamers WHERE comp_id = '$compid1'");