Updating MySQL table row with Joomla MVC,

Question

I am trying to insert values into my database, and I have followed the Joomla MVC tutorial as found here , yet I get the following SQL error:

1054 Unknown column '$client' in 'field list' SQL=INSERT INTO `p9e2i_webfoot_photo_studio_photos` (`client`,`url_name`,`file_name`) VALUES ($client,$temp_name,$file1_name) 

I am 100% certain there are client, url_name, and file_name columns in this database. The full query looks like this:

$db = JFactory::getDbo();
$query = $db->getQuery(true);
$columns = array('client', 'url_name', 'file_name');
$values = array('$client', '$temp_name', '$file1_name');
$query
  ->insert($db->quoteName('#__webfoot_photo_studio_photos'))
  ->columns($db->quoteName($columns))
  ->values(implode(',', $values));  
$db->setQuery($query);
$db->query(); 

Can someone help me identify the syntax error? I've scoured Google and Stack Exchange for hours and can't get my variables to insert into the DB. Thank you.

Answer 1

You should escape your values like so:

$values = array(
        $db->quote($client), 
        $db->quote($temp_name), 
        $db->quote($file1_name)
);

So simply replace you're $values array with the code above.

Also, Im not sure what Joomla version you're using, but if you're using 3.x, then replace:

$db->query(); 

with:

$db->execute(); 

Hope this helps