use of reserved words in MySQL

[Shalini Bhalla]

i am getting SQL syntax mistake in PHP can you tell me why ?

my code is [PHP]echo $sql = "insert into cont_event(cont_code , event_name, date, subject, remarks, repeat) values('$cont', '$eve_name', CURDATE(), '$sub', '$msg', '$repeat')";[/PHP] and error i m getting is

Error: You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'repeat) values('17' ,'gjhgjhg' , CURDATE(), 'fgdgfdg', 'fdgfdfdg

[amitpatel66]

i am getting SQL syntax mistake in PHP can you tell me why ?


my code is

[PHP]echo $sql = "insert into cont_event(cont_code , event_name, date, subject, remarks, repeat) values('$cont', '$eve_name', CURDATE(), '$sub', '$msg', '$repeat')";[/PHP]



and error i m getting is


Error: You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'repeat) values('17' ,'gjhgjhg' , CURDATE(), 'fgdgfdg', 'fdgfdfdg

Try printing $sql on the screen and check if the query that is formed is of perfect syntax.

Could you please post the output of $sql after the values being substituted for all the variables for reference.

[Shalini Bhalla]

Thanks alot , but i have found it i used 'repeat' as a field name which is a key word ao , i have corrected it and now it is working

[ronverdonk]

Yes: repeat is one of a number of reserved words in MySQL. A list (version 5) can be found in chapter Reserved words in the MySQL documentation.

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