Posted by Jerry Stuckle on 09/30/96 11:37

php coder wrote:
> Sorry, this is simple... but i'm going cross-eyed trying to find the
> error:
> This code:
> $delete_query = "DELETE FROM $tablename WHERE index = '$index'";
> if($delete){
> mysql_query($delete_query) or die(mysql_error());
> }
>
> is throwing this error:
> Couldn't run query: You have an error in your SQL syntax near 'index =
> 15' at line 1
>
> And everything I'm referencing says the coding is correct.
> Any ideas? suggestions?
>
> Thanks!
>

In addition to index being a reserved word (needs to be in back tickies,
i.e. `index`), 15 looks to be a numeric value - and therefore should NOT
be in single quotes.

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