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    <p>I have no idea why this isn't working. I've taken code from a previous project that works fine. I just want to select specific columns. Here's what im trying... </p> <pre><code> $result = mysql_query("SELECT when, where, name FROM tablename ORDER BY count DESC LIMIT 0, 20"); //I dont really know how to debug php well, so this is all I have to go by to know if its not working. if (!$result) { echo "&lt;p&gt;Page load has failed please try again&lt;/p&gt;"; } </code></pre> <p>if I select all like this it works fine:</p> <pre><code>$result = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM tablename ORDER BY count DESC LIMIT 0, 20"); </code></pre> <p>If im doing an insert, that doesn't work either...</p> <pre><code>$query = "INSERT INTO tablename (when, where, name) VALUES ('$when' , '$where' , '$name');"; mysql_query($query); </code></pre> <p>I'm sure the spelling is correct i've looked at it several times, and even if I put</p> <pre><code>echo $row["name"]; and the others ect while using the select all * they appear... </code></pre> <p>It just seems like its happening when im selecting individual columns.</p> <p>I have other tables, with other sites using the same exact code and its working fine.</p> <p>How can i fix this? or at least how can i debug the php to get some better error messages?</p> <p>edit: I'm sure the values going in are good, its just simple helloworld string I've tried including count in the select incase that needed to be there for the sort, but that didnt make it work.</p>
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    1. COhow are you getting the $when? is it from a post or get method?
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    2. COfor the sake of testing im just manually inputting helloworld for each value
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    3. COPrint out the error from MySQL (`mysql_error()`) for any of these queries to see exactly where the error is. `mysql_query` returns false when there is an error. I have answered below.
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