How do I update MySQL row in PHP?

Question

I have a MySQL database that I\'m working with, but when I try to update a row in it, it doesn\'t work. Here\'s the update code I\'m working with:

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Answer 1

First of all, you should make it a bit more safe:

mysql_query(sprintf("UPDATE offtopic SET next = '%s' WHERE id = '%s'",
            mysql_real_escape_string($insert),
            mysql_real_escape_string($id));

Now, is your id actually string, and not numeric? If its numeric, you should rather have:

mysql_query(sprintf("UPDATE offtopic SET next = '%s' WHERE id = %d",
            mysql_real_escape_string($insert), $id);