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PHP

Posted by Blair Rorani
Blair Rorani
6,658 Points

Insert <textarea> content into mysql using php

Page 1

<form action="insert-post.php" method="post">
Field: <input type="text" name="formPostTitle"><br/>
Field2(optional): <textarea name="formPostDescription"></textarea>
<input type="submit">
</form>

Page 2

$varFormPostDescription = mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['formPostDescription']);
// insert record
$sql="INSERT INTO posts (postTitle, postDescription) VALUES ('$_POST[formPostTitle]','$varFormPostDescription')";

Expected result: Text area content added to table in DB. Actual result: Nothing added to table in DB.

Note: $formPostDescription is empty on page 2.

1 Answer

Blair Rorani
Blair Rorani
6,658 Points

Answered: removed mysql_real_escape_string

and now it works.