mysqli_real_escape_query, query seems ok, but nothing written in database - php

Question

I have a form, method="post" where users can input info like their name and email, that then get's inserted in a database. For safety I tried to use mysqli_real_escape_string.
Now, the query says it worked but no data get's inserted in my database. Without the escape everything worked allright too (except for not being escaped)
CODE:
(Updated missing quote, it's there in my original code, so that's not the problem. Sry for that)
if(isset($_POST['submit'])) {
$email = explode('#',$_POST['mail']); //explode because I only need the prefix
$maila = mysqli_real_escape_string($link,$email[0]);
$name = mysqli_real_escape_string($link,$_POST['name']);
$query = "INSERT INTO base(mail,name) VALUES ('$maila','$name')";
if(mysqli_query($link,$query)) {
echo "SUCCES";
}
else {
echo "FAIL";}
}
So when I process the query, SUCCES comes up but the mail and name don't arrive in my table.
I googled and searched here, but couldn't find a solution (excuse me if I overlooked it). I also hope I posted enough of my code.
Extra info:
Before the SQL-query goes into action the form is checked in a way like
if($_POST['name'] == null){echo "an error message";}
EDIT; FULL CODE (I am aware that there are mistakes/stupid things in my if-statements, but these work fine without escaping so I will check these later)
<?php
if(isset($_POST['submit'])) {
if($_POST['ios'] == null ) {$resios = 0;} else {$resios = $_POST['ios'];}
if($_POST['android'] == null) {$resand = 0;} else {$resand = $_POST['android'];}
if($_POST['windows'] == null) {$reswin = 0;} else {$reswin = $_POST['windows'];}
//Check for errors
if($_POST['naam'] == null) {echo "<span class=\"error\">Gelieve een naam in te vullen</span><br />";}
if($_POST['opleiding'] == 0) {echo "<span class=\"error\">Selecteer een opleiding</span><br />";}
if($resios > $ios) {$resios = $ios; echo "<span class=\"error\">Aantal iOS tablets overschreden. Maximum " . $ios . " tablets beschikbaar.</span><br />";}
if($resand > $android) {$resand = $android; echo "<span class=\"error\">Aantal Android tablets overschreden. Maximum " . $android . " tablets beschikbaar.</span><br />";}
if($reswin > $windows) {$reswin = $reswin; echo "<span class=\"error\">Aantal Windows tablets overschreden. Maximum " . $windows . " tablets beschikbaar.</span><br />";}
if($resios < 0) {$resios = 0; echo "<span class=\"error\">Aantal tablets kan niet lager zijn dan 0!</span><br />";}
if($resand < 0) {$resand = 0; echo "<span class=\"error\">Aantal tablets kan niet lager zijn dan 0!</span><br />";}
if($reswin < 0) {$reswin = 0; echo "<span class=\"error\">Aantal tablets kan niet lager zijn dan 0!</span><br />";}
if($_POST['terms'] != 'on') {echo "<span class=\"error\">Reglement moet aanvaard worden.</span><br />";}
if($resios == 0 && $resand == 0 && $reswin == 0) {echo "<span class=\"error\">Er moet minstens 1 tablet gereserveerd worden</span>";}
else {
//ESCAPE + INSERT
$email = explode('#',$_POST['mail']);
$maila = mysqli_real_escape_string($link,$email[0]);
$opleiding = mysqli_real_escape_string($link,$_POST['opleiding']);
$naam = mysqli_real_escape_string($link,$_POST['naam']);
$datum = mysqli_real_escape_string($link,$datum);
$resios = mysqli_real_escape_string($link,$resios);
$resand = mysqli_real_escape_string($link,$resand);
$reswin = mysqli_real_escape_string($link,$reswin);
$opmerking = mysqli_real_escape_string($link,$_POST['opmerking']);
$query = "INSERT INTO reservaties(oplid,naam,datum,ios,android,windows,emailname,opmerking) VALUES ('$opleiding','$naam','$datum','$resios','$resand', '$reswin','$maila', '$opmerking')";
if(mysqli_query($link,$query)) {
echo "<p class=\"succes\">U hebt succesvol " . $resios . " iOS-tablets, " . $resand . " Android-tablets en " . $reswin . " Windows-tablets gereserveerd op " . $disdate . "</p>";
echo "<p>Een bevesting van uw reservatie via mail? <form style=\"display:inline;\" target=\"_blank\" action=\"print.php\" method=\"post\"><input type=\"text\" name=\"mail\" value=\"".$maila."\" />#arteveldehs.be <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"naam\" value=\"".$_POST['naam']."\"/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"datum\" value=\"". $datum . "\"/><input type=\"submit\" name=\"print\" value=\"mail\"></form></p>";
}
else {
echo "<p class=\"error\">Er is een fout opgetreden. Probeer opnieuw, of neem contact op met de Mediatheek.</p>";}
}
}
?>
<!-- my form-->
<form action="#" method="post">
<table>
<tr><td colspan="3"><span class="required">*</span> = verplicht veld</td></tr>
<tr><td>Naam:<span class="required">*</span></td><td><input type="text" name="naam" placeholder="Naam" /></td></tr>
<tr><td>Email:</td><td><input type="text" name="mail" placeholder="voornaam.naam" />#arteveldehs.be</td></tr>
<tr><td>Opleiding:<span class="required">*</span></td><td colspan="2">
<select name="opleiding">
<option value="0">Selecteer een opleiding</option>
<?php
$sql2 = "SELECT SUM(ios) as iostotal,SUM(android) as androidtotal,SUM(windows) as windowstotal FROM reservaties WHERE '$datum' = datum";
$check2 = mysqli_query($link,$sql2) or die(mysql_error());
while ($free2 = mysqli_fetch_array($check2)) {
$iosall = 16;
$andall = 18;
$winall = 20;
$ios2 = $iosall - $free2['iostotal'];
$android2 = $andall - $free2['androidtotal'];
$windows2 = $winall - $free2['windowstotal'];
}
$opleidingen = "SELECT * FROM opleidingen";
$values = mysqli_query($link,$opleidingen) or die(mysql_error());
while ($row = mysqli_fetch_array($values)) {
$oplid = $row['oplid'];$opleiding = $row['opleiding'];
echo "<option value=\"".$oplid."\">".$opleiding."</option>";
}
?>
</select>
</td></tr>
<tr><td>Aantal iOS</td><td><input type="text" name="ios" placeholder="<?= $ios2;?>" ><span class="max">(maximum <?= $ios2;?> beschikbaar)</span></td></tr>
<tr><td>Aantal Android</td><td><input type="text" name="android" placeholder="<?= $android2;?>" ><span class="max">(maximum <?= $android2;?> beschikbaar)</span></td></tr>
<tr><td>Aantal Windows</td><td><input type="text" name="windows" placeholder="<?= $windows2;?>" ><span class="max">(maximum <?= $windows2;?> beschikbaar)</span></td></tr>
<tr><td>Opmerking:</td><td colspan="2"><textarea maxlength="512" rows="5" cols="50" name="opmerking" placeholder="Bv. Tijdstip van oppikken/terugbrengen - vraag aan de mediatheek - ..." ></textarea></td></tr></table>
<input type="checkbox" name="terms" value="on" /> Hiermee verklaar ik me akkoord met het <a target="_blank" href="reglement.php">reglement</a> dat geldt voor het gebruik van deze tablets.<span class="required">*</span>
<p><input type="submit" name="submit" value="Reserveer"/></p>
</form>
<?php }
?>
DATABASE reservaties
resid int(9) PRIMARY KEY
oplid int(9)
naam varchar(55) latin1_swedish_ci
datum date
ios varchar(3)
android varchar(3)
windows varchar(3)
emailname
opmerking varchar(512) latin1_swedish_ci

Answer 1

As per OP's original posted question
You have a missing quote for your query:
$query = "INSERT INTO base(mail,name) VALUES ('$maila','$name') ;
// right there --^
do:
$query = "INSERT INTO base(mail,name) VALUES ('$maila','$name')";
Using error reporting would have helped shown the error http://www.php.net/mysqli_error
Since no error was thrown (at you), this tells me that you are not using error reporting.
if (!mysqli_query($link,$query))
{
die('Error: ' . mysqli_error($link));
}
These or die(mysql_error()) need to be changed to or die(mysqli_error()) since mysql_* and mysqli_* based functions do not mix with each other.

Answer 2

Try this, You have missed to close "
$query = "INSERT INTO `base` (`mail`,`name`) VALUES ('$maila','$name')";

Answer 3

you have missed end " in your query string.
replace this line:
$query = "INSERT INTO base(mail,name) VALUES ('$maila','$name');
by this:
$query = "INSERT INTO base(mail,name) VALUES ('$maila','$name')";