Topic: MySQL query fails

[ericwright17]

when i run the following:

mysql_query("INSERT INTO hours (name, project, dates, isp, nhs, other, desc) VALUES ('a', 'a', 'a', 'a', 'a', 'a', 'a') ") or die(mysql_error());

why do i get 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 'desc) VALUES ('a', 'a', 'a', 'a', 'a', 'a', 'a')' at line 1

[thorpe]

desc is a reserved word.

[hamza]

yeah desc is a reserv word try to change it ...descr or description.