this page wont write to database

Code:

<?php
ob_start(); 
include("config.php"); 
if($logged[username] && $logged[level] ==5) 
{ 
//checks to see if the user is logged in, and if their user level 
//is 5 (this is administrator)
if($_GET[links]) 
{ 
//checks to see if there is a ?user=username variable in the url. 
if (!$_POST[update]) 
{ 
// the form hasn't been submitted.  We continue... 
$data = mysql_query("SELECT * from links where id = '$_GET[links]'"); 
$data = mysql_fetch_array($data); 
//these lines get the user's information and put it in an array. 
//we will display the information in the html form 
echo(" 
<div align=\"center\"><form method=\"post\">
<table>

<tr>
<td valign=\"top\">Links Title: </td>
<td valign=\"top\"><input name=\"title\" type=\"text\" value=\"$data[title]\"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign=\"top\">Links URL: </td>
<td valign=\"top\"><input name=\"url\" type=\"text\" value=\"$data[url]\"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td height=\"85\" valign=\"top\">Description: <br> </td>
<td valign=\"top\"><textarea cols=\"30\" rows=\"5\" name=\"description\">$data[description]</textarea>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align=\"center\" colspan=2><input type=\"submit\" name=\"submit\" value=\"Update\"></td>
</tr>
</table>
</form> 
</div>"); 
//displays the html form 
} 
else 
{ 
$url = ($_POST[url]); 
$title = ($_POST[title]); 
$description = ($_POST[description]);
// the above lines get rid of all html. 
echo ("The link has been successfully updated."); 
$update = mysql_query("Update links set url = '$url', title = '$title', description = '$description' where id = '$_GET[links]'"); 
// updates the information in the database. 
} 
} 
else 
{ 
$getlinks = mysql_query("Select * from links order by id asc"); 
while($data = mysql_fetch_array($getlinks)) 
{ 
//makes a list of all the links 
echo("<a href=\"?open=15&links=$data[id]\">$data[title]</a><br />"); 
//displays the link names 
} 
} 
}
else
{ 
//the user's level is not 5!  They cannot view this page 
echo("Sorry, but you are not allowed to view this page!"); 
} 

?>

ive tried everything.. any ideas?

You should use "INSERT INTO" instead of "UPDATE" if you want to write new records to your table. The "UPDATE" statement is to update a read record

this isnt for writing new records, this is for changing existing records..

Don't you have to add the information on the existing record to the update statement the? (ie. Update table set field=value WHERE FIELD=OLDVALUE)

ive already done this, "$update = mysql_query... " so on & so forth, here is new code but still no luck:

Code:

<?php
ob_start(); 
include("config.php"); 
if($logged[username] && $logged[level] == 5) 
{ 
//checks to see if the user is logged in, and if their user level 
//is 5 (this is administrator)
if($_GET[links]) 
{ 
//checks to see if there is a ?user=username variable in the url. 
if (!$_POST[update]) 
{ 
// the form hasn't been submitted.  We continue... 
$data = mysql_query("SELECT * from links where id = '$_GET[links]'"); 
$data = mysql_fetch_array($data); 
//these lines get the user's information and put it in an array. 
//we will display the information in the html form 
echo(" 
<div align=\"center\"><form method=\"post\">
<table>

<tr>
<td valign=\"top\">Links Title: </td>
<td valign=\"top\"><input name=\"title\" type=\"text\" value=\"$data[title]\"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign=\"top\">Links URL: </td>
<td valign=\"top\"><input name=\"url\" type=\"text\" value=\"$data[url]\"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td height=\"85\" valign=\"top\">Description: <br> </td>
<td valign=\"top\"><textarea cols=\"30\" rows=\"5\" name=\"description\">$data[description]</textarea>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align=\"center\" colspan=2><input type=\"submit\" name=\"submit\" value=\"Update\"></td>
</tr>
</table>
</form> 
</div>"); 
//displays the html form 
} 
else 
{ 
$url = $_POST[url]; 
$title = $_POST[title]; 
$description = $_POST[description];
// the above lines set variables used below
$update = ("UPDATE links set url = '$url', title = '$title', description = '$description' where id = '$_GET[links]'"); 
mysql_query($update) or die(mysql_error());
// updates the information in the database.
echo "The link has been successfully updated."; 
} 
} 
else 
{ 
$getlinks = mysql_query("SELECT * from links order by id asc"); 
while($data = mysql_fetch_array($getlinks)) 
//makes a list of all the links
{ 
  echo("<a href=\"?open=15&links=$data[id]\">$data[title]</a><br />"); 
//displays the link names 
} 
} 
}
else
{ 
//the user's level is not 5!  They cannot view this page 
echo("Sorry, but you are not allowed to view this page!"); 
} 

?>

[SEO Voter]

Is the page echoing "The link has been successfully updated."?

[SEO Voter]

Try...

Code:

$update = ("UPDATE links set url = '$url', title = '$title', description = '$description' where id = '{$_GET[links]}'");

no, it never displays the succesful message and that 2nd solution didnt work either

[SEO Voter]

If this form posts to itself then try...

Code:

if (!$_POST[Update])

[SEO Voter]

Please list a sample of your url string so I can see what $_GET[links] is...

what u suggested for post update i already have in the page but i tried what u suggested and that also didnt work.. the url would look like ?open=15&links=13...

[SEO Voter]

What exactly are you getting when you click update?

nothing page refreshes and the update never takes place

[SEO Voter]

so the form shows again...

[SEO Voter]

AH... try...

Code:

if ($_POST['submit'] != 'Update')

yes! it works now. awesome..thx wineo.. im working on creating my own CMS for sleekpixel.net its turning out quite nicely thx to you and this forum as well as nikolas

[SEO Voter]

No worries!

think u could help with another page?

[SEO Voter]

Fire away, I will help where I can...

another database update problem (man i suck with updating a database, thats the only probs i really have)

link_mod.php

Code:

<?
ob_start();
include("config.php");
if ($logged[username] && $logged[level] >= 2) 
{
// the user is logged in!  We continue...
if (!$_POST[update])
{
// the form hasn't been submitted.  We continue...
$data2 = mysql_query("SELECT * from users where username = '$logged[username]'");
$data2 = mysql_fetch_array($data2);
$urlid = $data2[urlid];
$data = mysql_query("SELECT * from links where id = '$urlid'");
$data = mysql_fetch_array($data);
// the above lines get the information so that it can be displayed in the html form.
echo("
<div align=\"center\"><form method=\"post\">
<table>

<tr>
<td valign=\"top\">Links Title: </td>
<td valign=\"top\"><input name=\"title\" type=\"text\" value=\"$data[title]\"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign=\"top\">Links URL: </td>
<td valign=\"top\"><input name=\"url\" type=\"text\" value=\"$data[url]\"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td height=\"85\" valign=\"top\">Description: <br> </td>
<td valign=\"top\"><textarea cols=\"30\" rows=\"5\" name=\"description\">$data[description]</textarea>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align=\"center\" colspan=2><input type=\"submit\" name=\"update\" value=\"Update\"></td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>
</div>");
}
else
{
$url = $_POST[url];
$title = $_POST[title];
$description = $_POST[description];
// the above lines set variables used below
$update = ("UPDATE links set url = '$url', title = '$title', description = '$description' where id = '$urlid'");
mysql_query($update) or die(mysql_error());
// updates the information in the database.
echo "Your link has been successfully updated."; 
}
}
else
{
// They aren't logged in!
echo "You have either not paid for your link to even submit it, or you are not logged in.";
}
?>