Error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near '-10,10' at line 1

Question

I have a table that lists all employees in the database but when I deleted all of them using $query = mysql_query("DELETE FROM $this->emp_tbl");

I got this error:

Sucessfully deleted!Database Failed: 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 '-10,10' at line 1

As a test to see if the error will disappear, I tried adding a record via phpmyadmin instead & indeed this error disappears & it will now display 1 record.. How will I fix this error & still displays a "blank table instead" if no record is found?

Answer 1

Try this... object variable might not be parsing

mysql_query("DELETE FROM {$this->emp_tbl}");

Otherwise why can't you use Truncate command?

mysql_query("TRUNCATE TABLE {$this->emp_tbl}");

Answer 2

I've got the same problem. I can't find any info about this case in official documentation but try:

• don't use '-' in your queries ( for values and table names )
• use PDO.