SQL Real Escape String not showing in database - php

Question

I have a registration form on my site and I figured I should protect from SQL injection. I can't have that table being dropped maliciously.
Using POST, I collect the input from the form, check it, and then add it to the database. My code is below. I've been testing the form, and though the form is submitted successfully, the table is filled with an empty row...not the data from the form.
What's going on here?
<?php
$type = $_POST['type']; // a dropdown
$color = $_POST['color']; // a dropdown
$name = mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['name']);
$address = mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['address']);
$city = mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['city']);
$state = $_POST['state']; // a dropdown
$zip = mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['zip']);
$phone = mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['phone']);
$email = mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['email']);
$where = mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['where']);
$price = mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['price']);
$use = mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['use']);
include 'php/Connect.php';
$ct = new Connect();
$con = $ct->connect();
if(check($email, $con)) {
if(register($type, $color, $name, $address, $city, $state, $zip, $phone, $email, $where, $price, $use, $con)) {
echo '<h1>Success!</h1><p>Thanks for registering your product. A confirmation email has been sent to '.$email.'.</p>';
}
else {
echo '<h1>Error!</h1><p>There were errors processing your registration. Please try again.</p>';
}
}
else {
echo '<h1>Error!</h1><p>This product has already been registered.</p>';
}
function check($email, $con) {
$query = "SELECT * FROM registrations WHERE email='$email'";
$res = mysql_query($query, $con);
if ($con) {
$row = mysql_fetch_assoc($res);
if($row) {
return false; // product registration exists
}
else {
return true; // product registration does not exist
}
}
else {
return false;
}
}
function register($type, $color, $name, $address, $city, $state, $zip, $phone, $email, $where, $price, $use, $con) {
$query = "INSERT INTO registrations VALUES ('$type', '$color', '$name', '$address', '$city', '$state', '$zip', '$phone', '$email', '$where', '$price', '$use')";
$res = mysql_query($query, $con);
if (!$con) {
return false;
}
else {
mysql_close($con);
return true;
}
}
?>

Answer 1

Connect to database before using mysql_real_escape_string
However it is better to use the newer version
$connect=mysqli_connect(.......);
mysqli_real_escape_string($connect,$string);

Answer 2

Fixed it with PeeHaa's help. Here's the corrected code:
<?php
include 'php/Connect.php';
$ct = new Connect();
$db = $ct->connect();
$type = $_POST['type'];
$color = $_POST['color'];
$name = $_POST['name'];
$address = $_POST['address'];
$city = $_POST['city'];
$state = $_POST['state'];
$zip = $_POST['zip'];
$phone = $_POST['phone'];
$email = $_POST['email'];
$where = $_POST['where'];
$price = $_POST['price'];
$use = $_POST['use'];
if(check($email, $db)) {
if(register($type, $color, $name, $address, $city, $state, $zip, $phone, $email, $where, $price, $use, $db)) {
echo '<h1>Success!</h1><p>Thanks for registering your product. A confirmation email has been sent to '.$email.'.</p>';
}
else {
echo '<h1>Error!</h1><p>There were errors processing your registration. Please try again.</p>';
}
}
else {
echo '<h1>Error!</h1><p>This product has already been registered.</p>';
}
function check($email, $db) {
$stmt = $db->prepare("SELECT * FROM registrations WHERE email=?");
$stmt->execute(array($email));
$rows = $stmt->fetchAll(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
if ($db) {
if($rows) {
return false; // product registration exists
}
else {
return true; // product registration does not exist
}
}
else {
return false;
}
}
function register($type, $color, $name, $address, $city, $state, $zip, $phone, $email, $where, $price, $use, $db) {
$stmt = $db->prepare("INSERT INTO registrations VALUES(?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?)");
$stmt->execute(array($type, $color, $name, $address, $city, $state, $zip, $phone, $email, $where, $price, $use));
if (!$db) {
return false;
}
else {
mysql_close($db);
return true;
}
}
?>