[RESOLVED] why wont this work?

[Vbabiy]

$username = "vbabiy";
$results = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM rsc WHERE username = ".$username."") or die(mysql_error());
$rows = mysql_fetch_array($results);
echo $rows['fname'];

gives me this error:
Unknown column 'vbabiy' in 'where clause'

$results = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM rsc WHERE username = 'vbabiy'") or die(mysql_error());
$rows = mysql_fetch_array($results);
echo $rows['fname'];

But this works?

[dalecosp]

You must have quotes around the string "vbably" in order for the MySQL command to work properly, and when you do it the first way, there aren't any....

[Vbabiy]

Hey Thanks Alot it worked great 🙂