Why is the logic of this simple code not working?


Posted on 16th Feb 2014 07:03 pm by admin

Hey, I'm trying to determine if a table already exists in mysql, but doing a query first with mysql_query, then checking $sql as if it a were TRUE of FALSE. Which I though it would be. My Code always skips to the }else{ statment after the If(). What is wrong, How I do this?
I could of sworn I've wrote other scripts using this and it works.


Did you know?Explore Trending and Topic pages for more stories like this.

PHP:

//Check first if it exists
$sql = mysql_query("SELECT var FROM fake WHERE token='{$token}'");


if( ! $sql){
// Does not exist! Create it.
$sql = mysql_query("INSERT INTO fake (var,token) VALUES('$var','$token')") ;


} else {
//It exists, Update it.

$sql = mysql_query("UPDATE fake SET var='{$var}' WHERE token='{$token}'") ;


}


Also

echo $sql; prints out, Resource id #11 or something.. Doesn't seem to say false or true....
No comments posted yet

Your Answer:

Login to answer
153 Like 49 Dislike
Previous forums Next forums
Other forums

column name cancatenation within PL/SQL
I have a PLSQL store procedure, and the following statement is part of a subquery
fname||lnam

how to get IP address?
hey guys,

i have this code which is supposed to get me the IP address of my site visitors:

please help me in this update statment
hi every one

if I have table and this data in it

id name
10

How To Make More Than One Redirection with PHP on the same page?
Hey im trying to do a direction page where it open differently link direction pages every time som

Remove letter from numeric textbox
I have a textbox that will search the employee database by entering in the employee ID and it will r

Help with email validation please...
Hi,
Please could you help.
I have a register.php login page where users register, the detail

UL and LI Add Form
The idea I want here is when the user click on a character name from the drop down select bar at the

Why is this query failing?
Why is this not working?
$query = "SELECT * FROM `users` WHERE `userid` = " . $USERID

Firewall / visited websites logger
Hi. I have a firewall implementation and I want to log all the websites visited on the machine. S

Specific name typed, specific image shown on html page
Hello,

Fairly new to PHP and was curious if someone might know how to solve a fairly simple r

Sign up to write
Sign up now if you have flare of writing..
Login   |   Register
Follow Us
Indyaspeak @ Facebook Indyaspeak @ Twitter Indyaspeak @ Pinterest RSS



 
© indyaspeak.com. All Rights Reserved.
Play Free Quiz and Win Cash