MySQL gives an error when I try to input data into the following table my_table:
my_table
Columns | data type:
Task | varchar(20) (primary key)
Descr | tinytext
start | time
end | time
The my_table character set is utf8
I am trying to insert values into the table from a PHP file:
<?php
mysql_connect("localhost", "admin", "passwd") or die(mysql_error());
mysql_select_db("my_table") or die(mysql_error());
$task = $_POST["taskname"];
$descr = $_POST["taskdesc"];
$start = $_POST["starttime"];
$end = $_POST["endtime"];
$insert = "INSERT INTO tasks (task, descr, start, end)
VALUES ('$task','$descr','$start','$end')";
mysql_query($insert) or die(mysql_error());
mysql_close();
?>
I receive the following error: You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'descr, start, end) VALUES ('Task 1','This is a task. This is only a task. This ' at line 1
Here is the html that gives the inputs:
<form id="taskentry" method="post" action="create-task.php">
<ul>
<li><input type="text" name="taskname" placeholder="Task Name"/></li>
<li><textarea form="taskentry" name="taskdesc" placeholder="Description" rows="5"></textarea></li>
<li><input type="time" name="starttime"></li>
<li><input type="time" name="endtime"></li>
<li class="naked"><input type="submit" name="Save" value="Submit Task" /></li>
</ul>
</form>
I suspect it is a format issue. Can anyone help?