when ever i type some thing in this form, nothing comes up. and i get a warning too.
any idea how to fix this?
Warning: mysql_num_rows() expects parameter 1 to be resource, boolean given in C:\xampp\htdocs\phpSTUFF\guestBOOK\guestbook.php on line 48
No entries, yet
<?php
if(mysql_connect('localhost', 'root', '') && mysql_select_db('guestbook'))
{
$time = time();
$errors = array();
if(isset($_POST['guestbook_name'], $_POST['guestbook_email'], $_POST['guestbook_message']))
{
$guestbook_name = mysql_real_escape_string(htmlentities($_POST['guestbook_name']));
$guestbook_email = mysql_real_escape_string(htmlentities($_POST['guestbook_email']));
$guestbook_message = mysql_real_escape_string(htmlentities($_POST['guestbook_message']));
if(empty($guestbook_name) || empty($guestbook_email) || empty($guestbook_message))
{
$errors[] = 'All fields are required.';
}
if(strlen($guestbook_name) > 25 || strlen($guestbook_email) > 255 || strlen($guestbook_message) > 255)
{
$errors[] = 'One or more fields exceeded the character limit.';
}
if(empty($errors))
{
//tableNAME
$insert = "INSERT INTO 'entries' VALUES ('','$time','$guestbook_name','$guestbook_email','$guestbook_message')";
if(mysql_query($insert))
{
header('Location: '.$_SERVER['PHP_SELF']);
}
else
{
$errors[] = 'something went wrong.';
}
}
else
{
foreach($errors as $error)
{
echo '<p><strong>'.$error.'</strong></p>';
}
}
}
$entries = mysql_query("SELECT 'timestamp', 'name', 'email', 'message' FROM 'entries' ORDER BY 'timestamp' DESC");
if(mysql_num_rows($entries) == 0)
{
echo 'No entries, yet';
}
else
{
while ($entries_row = mysql_fetch_assoc($entries))
{
$entries_timestamp = date('D M Y @ h:i:s', $entries_row['timestamp']);
$entries_name = $entries_row['name'];
$entries_email = $entries_row['email'];
$entries_message = $entries_row['message'];
echo '<p><strong>Posted by '.$entries_name.'('.$entries_email.') on '.$timestamp.'</strong>:<br>'.$entries_message.'</p>';
}
}
}
else
{
echo 'could not connect at this time.';
}
?>
<hr>
<form action = "<?php echo htmlentities ($_SERVER['PHP_SELF']); ?>" method = "POST">
<strong> Post Something...</strong><br>
Name:<br><input type = "text" name = "guestbook_name" maxlength="25"><br>
Email:<br><input type = "text" name = "guestbook_email" maxlength="255"><br>
Message:<br><textarea name="guestbook_message" rows="5" cols="40" maxlength="255"></textarea><br>
<input type="submit" value="Post">
</form>
