an idea

[Smifffy]

is it possible to have say 1 file called update.php with code to update a sql table but so i only need that one file like if i want to put data from form one into table one i can send the veribles to update.php and tell it to update table 1 while is i use form 2 it will send its veribles to update.php but it only updates table 2

is this possible?

[jc94062]

Which wasn't all of it, it sounds like you just need some simple variable include.

Have something like

<?
$query = mysql_query("update $table set $field='$var' where $condition_field='$condition'");
if (!$query)
{
   echo "Error: ".mysql_error($query);
}
?>

Then just set the variables to whatever you want inside another PHP file and include the above file, called update.php or whatever you want.

As the variables will be passed through to the include the update should take place. But what updates take place will be dependant on which names you give for the variables $table, $field, $var, $condition_field and $condition.