Help with php mysql connect script

Question

Ok guys im new to php mysql and i'm trying to insert some
form information in my database. Im using a script from sitepoint
in which i went through the tutorial did some experiments of my own
and it worked....
but now i'm getting this error which i cant figure out....
Error placing order: 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 'order SET product ='1',
size='medium', color='', quantity = '1' at line 1
here is the page
http://vaughntucker.com/imagecon/hats.php
and this is the script
<?php
//default page display
//connect to database
$dbcnx = @mysql_connect('p3nl41mysql7.secureserver.net',
'imagecon', 'Dub*boss_1');
if (!$dbcnx) {
echo '<p> Unable to connect to the '. 'database server
at this time.</p>';
exit();
//select database
if (!@mysql_select_db('imagecon')) {
exit('<p>Unable to locate the ' .
'database at this time.</p>');
//Mysql query add joke
if (isset($_POST['submit'])) {
$product = 1;
$size = $_POST['size'];
$color = $_POST['color'];
$quan = $_POST['quantity'];
$sql = "INSERT INTO order SET
product ='$product',
size='$size',
color='$color',
quantity = '$quan',
date = CURDATE()";
}else{
echo 'No data submited';
if (@mysql_query($sql)) {
echo '<p>Your order has been submited.</p>';
} else {
echo '<p>Error placing order: ' .
mysql_error() . '</p>';
?>
thanks in advance

Answer 1

$sql = "INSERT INTO order SET
product ='" . $product . "',
size='" . $size . "',
color='" . $color . "',
quantity = '" . $quan . "',
I believe there are other more elegant ways to do this, as
well.
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> Ok guys im new to php mysql and i'm trying to insert
some form information
> in
> my database. Im using a script from sitepoint in which i
went through the
> tutorial did some experiments of my own and it
worked....
>
> but now i'm getting this error which i cant figure
out....
>
> Error placing order: 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
> 'order SET product ='1', size='medium', color='',
quantity = '1' at line 1
>
> here is the page
>
http://vaughntucker.com/imagecon/hats.php
>
> and this is the script
> <?php
> //default page display
> //connect to database
> $dbcnx = @mysql_connect('p3nl41mysql7.secureserver.net',
'imagecon',
> 'Dub*boss_1');
> if (!$dbcnx) {
> echo '<p> Unable to connect to the '. 'database
server at this
> time.</p>';
> exit();
>
> }
>
> //select database
> if (!@mysql_select_db('imagecon')) {
> exit('<p>Unable to locate the ' .
> 'database at this time.</p>');
> }
>
> //Mysql query add joke
> if (isset($_POST['submit'])) {
> $product = 1;
> $size = $_POST['size'];
> $color = $_POST['color'];
> $quan = $_POST['quantity'];
> $sql = "INSERT INTO order SET
> product ='$product',
> size='$size',
> color='$color',
> quantity = '$quan',
> date = CURDATE()";
> }else{
> echo 'No data submited';
>
> }
> if (@mysql_query($sql)) {
> echo '<p>Your order has been submited.</p>';
> } else {
> echo '<p>Error placing order: ' .
> mysql_error() . '</p>';
> }
>
>
>
> ?>
>
> thanks in advance
>