SQL insert into table not working - php

Question

I'm trying to insert status update into my database in table called blabbing, but it's not working.
my php code
$thisRandNum = rand(9999999999999,999999999999999999);
$_SESSION['wipit'] = base64_encode($thisRandNum); // Will always overwrite itself each time this script runs
// ------- POST NEW BLAB TO DATABASE ---------
$blab_outout_msg = "";
if (isset($_POST['status']) && $_POST['status'] != "" && $_POST['status'] != " "){
$blabWipit = $_POST['blabWipit'];
$sessWipit = base64_decode($_SESSION['wipit']);
if (!isset($_SESSION['wipit'])) {
} else if ($blabWipit == $sessWipit) {
// End Delete any blabs over 20 for this member
$status = $_POST['status'];
$status = stripslashes($status);
$status = strip_tags($status);
$status = mysql_real_escape_string($status);
$status = str_replace("'", "'", $status);
$sql = mysql_query("INSERT INTO blabbing (mem_id, profile_id, the_blab, blab_date) VALUES('$logOptions_id','$logOptions_id','$status', now())");
$blab_outout_msg = "";
}
}
my html code
<div style="background-color:#f2f2f2; border:#ebebeb 1px solid; padding:8px;">
<form action="home.php" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" name="blab_from">
<textarea name="status" id="status" rows="3" style="width:99%;"></textarea>
<input name="submit" type="submit" class="btn" value="Blab" /> Limit: <script>displaylimit("","status",255)</script>
<input name="blabWipit" type="hidden" value="<? print $thisRandNum;?>" />
</form>
</div>
any help appreciated

Answer 1

$thisRandNum = rand(9999999999999,999999999999999999);
$_SESSION['wipit'] = base64_encode($thisRandNum); // Will always overwrite itself each time this script runs
// ------- POST NEW BLAB TO DATABASE ---------
$blab_outout_msg = "";
if (isset($_POST['status']) && $_POST['status'] != "" && $_POST['status'] != " "){
$blabWipit = $_POST['blabWipit'];
$sessWipit = base64_decode($_SESSION['wipit']);
// if (!isset($_SESSION['wipit'])) {
//} else if ($blabWipit == $sessWipit) {
// End Delete any blabs over 20 for this member
$status = $_POST['status'];
$status = stripslashes($status);
$status = strip_tags($status);
$status = mysql_real_escape_string($status);
$status = str_replace("'", "'", $status);
$sql = mysql_query("INSERT INTO blabbing (mem_id, profile_id, the_blab, blab_date) VALUES('$logOptions_id','$logOptions_id','$status', now())");
$blab_outout_msg = "";
// }
}
Try this if it works then else if ($blabWipit == $sessWipit) { this condition is not true