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Im having problems updating a mysql database with php using a form

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  4 months ago

  by chris jonesy

  chris jones

  leicester, United Kingdom

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  Hi,

  I'm hoping someone may be able to help me with a slight problem i'm having with trying to retrieve and update/edit my values from a MySQL database which are used in an updateable form that allow edits, and send back the edited text into a MySQL database. I've been able to successfully retrieve the text and put it into the editable form, but when I submit the text it doesn't change in the database. could you please tell me where im going wrong, thanks. heres my code;

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  leicester, United Kingdom

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  by chris jonesy

  chris jones

  leicester, United Kingdom

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  <?php
  

  // Database Connection $dbcnx = @mysqlconnect('localhost', 'root', 'password); if (!$dbcnx) { exit('

  Unable to connect to database server.

  '); } if (!@mysqlselect_db('ecommerce')) { exit('

  Unable to locate ecommerce database.'); }

  echo '

  Edit if (isset($POST['productsid'])) $productspart = $POST['productspart']; $productsname = $POST['productsname']; $productsproddesc = $POST['productsproddesc']; $productsspec = $POST['productsspec']; $productsprice = $POST['products_price']; $sql5 = "UPDATE products SET productspart='$productspart', productsname='$productsname' WHERE productsid='$productsid'"; if (@mysqlquery($sql5)) { echo 'Product details updated.'; } else { echo 'Error updating: ' . mysql
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