Ok, maybe I am a fool, but I can't find out whats wrong here. :)
I get this error
Unknown column '(the value user has selected from the dropdown)' in 'field list'
Yes, I know that this question has been asked many times before, and I have tried to fix my problem with the old answers, but I can't figure it out. I'm trying to make a posting form for a forum and my error is because of the "Select topic type" dropdown menu.
<?php
//create_topic.php
include 'connect.php';
include 'header.php';
echo '<h2>Create a topic</h2>';
if($_SESSION['signed_in'] == false)
{
//the user is not signed in
echo 'Sorry, you have to be <a href="/forum/signin.php">signed in</a> to create a topic.';
}
else
{
//the user is signed in
if($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] != 'POST')
{
//the form hasn't been posted yet, display it
//retrieve the categories from the database for use in the dropdown
$sql = "SELECT
cat_id,
cat_name,
cat_description
FROM
categories";
$result = mysql_query($sql);
if(!$result)
{
//the query failed, uh-oh :-(
echo 'Error while selecting from database. Please try again later.';
}
else
{
if(mysql_num_rows($result) == 0)
{
//there are no categories, so a topic can't be posted
if($_SESSION['user_level'] == 1)
{
echo 'You have not created categories yet.';
}
else
{
echo 'Before you can post a topic, you must wait for an admin to create some categories.';
}
}
else
{
echo '<form method="post" action="">
Subject: <input type="text" name="topic_subject" /><br />
Category:';
echo '<select name="topic_cat">';
while($row = mysql_fetch_assoc($result))
{
echo '<option value="' . $row['cat_id'] . '">' . $row['cat_name'] . '</option>';
}
echo '</select><br />
<select name="topic_type">
<option value="Q&A">Q&A</option>
<option value="Development">Development</option>
<option value="Rooting and tweeking">Rooting and tweeking</option>
<option value="Other">Other</option>
</select><br />';
echo 'Message: <br /><textarea name="post_content" /></textarea><br /><br />
<input type="submit" value="Create topic" />
</form>';
}
}
}
else
{
//start the transaction
$query = "BEGIN WORK;";
$result = mysql_query($query);
if(!$result)
{
//Damn! the query failed, quit
echo 'An error occured while creating your topic. Please try again later.';
}
else
{
//the form has been posted, so save it
//insert the topic into the topics table first, then we'll save the post into the posts table
$sql = "INSERT INTO
topics(topic_subject,
topic_date,
topic_cat,
topic_by,
topic_type)
VALUES('" . mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['topic_subject']) . "',
NOW(),
" . mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['topic_cat']) . ",
" . $_SESSION['user_id'] . ",
" . mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['topic_type']) . "
)";
$result = mysql_query($sql);
if(!$result)
{
//something went wrong, display the error
echo 'An error occured while inserting your data. Please try again later.<br /><br />' . mysql_error();
$sql = "ROLLBACK;";
$result = mysql_query($sql);
}
else
{
//the first query worked, now start the second, posts query
//retrieve the id of the freshly created topic for usage in the posts query
$topicid = mysql_insert_id();
$sql = "INSERT INTO
posts(post_content,
post_date,
post_topic,
post_by,
post_type)
VALUES
('" . mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['post_content']) . "',
NOW(),
" . $topicid . ",
" . $_SESSION['user_id'] . "
" . mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['post_type']) . ",
)";
$result = mysql_query($sql);
if(!$result)
{
//something went wrong, display the error
echo 'An error occured while inserting your post. Please try again later.<br /><br />' . mysql_error();
$sql = "ROLLBACK;";
$result = mysql_query($sql);
}
else
{
$sql = "COMMIT;";
$result = mysql_query($sql);
//after a lot of work, the query succeeded!
echo 'You have succesfully created <a href="topic.php?id='. $topicid . '">your new topic</a>.';
}
}
}
}
}
include 'footer.php';
?>
Table structure
posts
Kolonne Type Null Standard Kommentarer
post_id int(8) Nei
post_content text Nei
post_date datetime Nei
post_topic int(8) Nei
post_by int(8) Nei
post_type varchar(255) Nei
topics
Kolonne Type Null Standard Linker til Kommentarer
topic_id int(8) Nei
topic_subject varchar(255) Nei
topic_date datetime Nei
topic_cat int(8) Nei categories -> cat_id
topic_by int(8) Nei
topic_type varchar(100) Nei
(In Norwegian, but I think you will understand) Thanks :)
'(my value here)'? – OptimusCrime