I am new to MYSQL
When i try to update a database, the result is showing successful, but the item is not showing. Please can someone help. I have tried carrying it over, by turning the post into a session variable, but made no difference.
update_ac.php
$name = $_POST['name'];
$lastname = $_POST['review'];
// Connect to server and select database.
mysql_connect("$host", "$username", "$password")or die("cannot connect");
mysql_select_db("$db_name")or die("cannot select DB");
// update data in mysql database
$sql="UPDATE reviews SET name='$name', review='$lastname' WHERE id='$id'";
$result=mysql_query($sql);
// if successfully updated.
if($result){
echo "Successful";
echo "<BR>";
echo "<a href='list_reviews.php'>View result</a>";
}
else {
echo "ERROR";
echo "Welcome ". $_POST['name']. "<br />";
echo $lastname;
}
?>
update.php
// Connect to server and select database.
mysql_connect("$host", "$username", "$password")or die("cannot connect");
mysql_select_db("$db_name")or die("cannot select DB");
// get value of id that sent from address bar
$id=$_GET['id'];
// Retrieve data from database
$sql="SELECT * FROM $tbl_name WHERE id='$id'";
$result=mysql_query($sql);
$rows=mysql_fetch_array($result);
?>
<?php include "includes/header.php"; ?>
<div id="bodywrap">
<div id="leftcol">
<h1>Update the form</h1>
<form name="form1" method="post" action="update_ac.php">
<label>Name</label>
<input name="name" type="text" id="name" value="<? echo $rows['name']; ?>">
<br />
<label>Review</label>
<input name="lastname" type="text" id="lastname" value="<? echo $rows['review']; ?>" size="15">
<br />
<input name="id" type="hidden" id="id" value="<? echo $rows['id']; ?>">
<br />
<input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Submit">
</form>
<?php
// close connection
mysql_close();
?>
$name = $_POST['name'];
$lastname = $_POST['review'];
Did you notice you used $id and not $_POST['id'] or $_REQUEST['id'] or $_GET['id']? Missing this:
$id = $_POST['id'];
The SQL worked because it DID update on every id='' it found, so it was not an error.
Also, as others pointed out, use mysqli, mysql extension is dangerous and probably will be deprecated soon