@mysql_select_db("be"); // this doesn't fail, because only the second (UPDATE) query fails. The first query (SELECT) is done!
----- Original Message ----- From: "Marek Kilimajer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Nuno Lopes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "MySQL List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2003 5:06 PM Subject: Re: [PHP] Re: PHP and MySQL bug > @mysql_select_db("be"); -- this failed > do echo mysql_error(); to see what went wrong > > > > Nuno Lopes wrote: > > >I done a echo of Mysql_error and it returned: > >'Nenhum banco de dados foi selecionado' > > > >(I have the mysql server in portuguese, but the translation is something > >like 'no db was selected') > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "David Freeman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Sunday, January 05, 2003 10:29 PM > >Subject: RE: [PHP] Re: PHP and MySQL bug > > > > > > > > > >> > @MYSQL_QUERY("UPDATE d SET h='$h' WHERE id='$id'"); // this > >> > query doesn't work!!!! > >> > >>Personally, I'd call it bad programming practice to do a database update > >>and not check to see if it worked or not. In this case, how are you > >>determining that the query did not work? Are you manually checking the > >>database? You don't have anything in your code to check the status of > >>this query. > >> > >>Perhaps this might get you somewhere: > >> > >>$qid = @mysql_query("UPDATE d SET h = '$h' WHERE id = '$id'"); > >> > >>if (isset($qid) && mysql_affected_rows() == 1) > >>{ > >> echo "query executed"; > >>} else { > >> echo "query failed: " . mysql_error(); > >>} > >> > >>At least this way you might get some indication of where the problem is. > >> > >>CYA, Dave -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php