MySQL Syntax Error from PHP When Executing Multiple Queries

Question

When I execute:

mysql_query("SELECT * FROM people WHERE fname = '$fname'; INSERT INTO people (first_name) VALUES ('$fname')") or die(mysql_error());

I receive this error:

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 'INSERT INTO people (first_name) VALUES ('Draski')' at line 1

Where is the syntax error?

Answer 1

You can't do run two queries in one statement with the mysql_* API. You will have to run them in two separate queries.

You can do it with mysqli_* , however. And since the mysql_* API is deprecated you should be using an alternative API like mysqli_* anyway.

Answer 2

使用此函数mysqli_multi_query进行多个查询。