connect php to mysql database - php

Question

I'm trying to connect an html form to a mysql database through php. This is my code for the php script:
include_once('db_connect.php');
if(isset($_REQUEST['submit'])) {
$lokotitle=$_POST['lokotitle'];
$description=$_POST['description'];
$category=$_POST['category'];
$showyourname=$_POST['showyourname'];
$yourname=$_POST['yourname'];
$lat=$_POST['lat'];
$lng=$_POST['lng'];
// Will add form validation here
if ($errorMessage != "" ) {
echo "<p class='message'>" .$errorMessage. "</p>" ;
}
else{
//Inserting record in table using INSERT query
$insqDbtb="INSERT INTO `new_loko`.`web_form`
(`lokotitle`, `description`, `category`, `showyourname`, `yourname`, `lat`, `lng`) VALUES ('$lokotitle', '$description', '$category', '$showyourname', '$yourname', '$lat', '$lng')";
mysqli_query($link,$insqDbtb) or die(mysqli_error($link));
?>
<script type="text/javascript">window.location = "submit_success.php";</script>
<?php
}
}
My include_once('db_connect.php') is properly working, but the php simply runs this part, checks that the connection is working, which it is, and then stops without actually uploading the data to the database. I can't figure out what's wrong with the code. Also, I had this working earlier and am not sure why it no longer is.
Thanks in advance for the much needed help.

Answer 1

declare your $errorMessage with empty then change value as per validations.
<?php
include_once('db_connect.php');
if(isset($_REQUEST['submit'])) {
$lokotitle=$_POST['lokotitle'];
$description=$_POST['description'];
$category=$_POST['category'];
$showyourname=$_POST['showyourname'];
$yourname=$_POST['yourname'];
$lat=$_POST['lat'];
$lng=$_POST['lng'];
$errorMessage="";
/* some validation
if(validation)
$errorMessage="some message";
-------------------
-------------------
-------------------
// Will add form validation here
*/
if ($errorMessage != "" ) {
echo "<p class='message'>" .$errorMessage. "</p>" ;
}
else{
//Inserting record in table using INSERT query
$insqDbtb="INSERT INTO `new_loko`.`web_form`
(`lokotitle`, `description`, `category`, `showyourname`, `yourname`, `lat`, `lng`) VALUES ('$lokotitle', '$description', '$category', '$showyourname', '$yourname', '$lat', '$lng')";
mysqli_query($link,$insqDbtb) or die(mysqli_error($link));
?>
<script type="text/javascript">window.location = "submit_success.php";</script>
<?php
}
}
?>

Answer 2

It looks like you may have some extra `s in your call database.table call
yours
$insqDbtb="INSERT INTO `new_loko`.`web_form`
(`lokotitle`, `description`, `category`, `showyourname`, `yourname`, `lat`, `lng`) VALUES ('$lokotitle', '$description', '$category', '$showyourname', '$yourname', '$lat', '$lng')";
mysqli_query($link,$insqDbtb) or die(mysqli_error($link));
try this:
$insqDbtb="INSERT INTO `new_loko.web_form`
(`lokotitle`, `description`, `category`, `showyourname`, `yourname`, `lat`, `lng`) VALUES ('$lokotitle', '$description', '$category', '$showyourname', '$yourname', '$lat', '$lng')";
mysqli_query($link,$insqDbtb) or die(mysqli_error($link));