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Date not posting in mysql database from php script


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$day = $_POST['day'];

$month = $_POST['month'];

$year = $_POST['year'];

 

$date = date("Y-m-d", time(0,0,0,$month, $day, $year));

 

$sql="INSERT INTO child_info (first_name,middle_name,first_family_name,second_family_name, gender,birthdate,mother_living,father_living,brothers,sisters,resident_time,dorm,school,grade_level,school_subject,speak_english,food,medical_allergies,physical_limits,future,instrument,work,social,special_people,hobby,sponsor)

VALUES

('$_POST[first_name]','$_POST[middle_name]','$_POST[first_family_name]','$_POST[second_family_name]','$_POST[gender]','$_POST[date]','$_POST[mother_living]','$_POST[father_living]','$_POST[brothers]','$_POST[sisters]','$_POST[resident_time]','$_POST[dorm]','$_POST[school]','$_POST[grade_level]','$_POST[school_subject]','$_POST[speak_english]','$_POST[food]','$_POST[medical_allergies]','$_POST[physical_limits]','$_POST[future]','$_POST[instrument]','$_POST[work]','$_POST[social]','$_POST[special_people]','$_POST[hobby]','$_POST[sponsor]')";

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this is what I have

 

      <tr>

      <td>

              <div align="left">Birthdate:              </div></td>

                <td>

                <div align="left">

                    <select name="month" id="month">

<option> - Month - </option>

<option value="January">January</option>

<option value="Febuary">Febuary</option>

<option value="March">March</option>

<option value="April">April</option>

<option value="May">May</option>

<option value="June">June</option>

<option value="July">July</option>

<option value="August">August</option>

<option value="September">September</option>

<option value="October">October</option>

<option value="November">November</option>

<option value="December">December</option>

</select>

 

<select name="day" id="day">

<option> - Day - </option>

<option value="1">1</option>

<option value="2">2</option>

<option value="3">3</option>

<option value="4">4</option>

<option value="5">5</option>

<option value="6">6</option>

<option value="7">7</option>

<option value="8">8</option>

<option value="9">9</option>

<option value="10">10</option>

<option value="11">11</option>

<option value="12">12</option>

<option value="13">13</option>

<option value="14">14</option>

<option value="15">15</option>

<option value="16">16</option>

<option value="17">17</option>

<option value="18">18</option>

<option value="19">19</option>

<option value="20">20</option>

<option value="21">21</option>

<option value="22">22</option>

<option value="23">23</option>

<option value="24">24</option>

<option value="25">25</option>

<option value="26">26</option>

<option value="27">27</option>

<option value="28">28</option>

<option value="29">29</option>

<option value="30">30</option>

<option value="31">31</option>

</select>

 

<select name="year" id="year">

<option> - Year - </option>

<option value="2004">2004</option>

<option value="2003">2003</option>

<option value="2002">2002</option>

<option value="2001">2001</option>

<option value="2000">2000</option>

<option value="1999">1999</option>

<option value="1998">1998</option>

<option value="1997">1997</option>

<option value="1996">1996</option>

<option value="1995">1995</option>

<option value="1994">1994</option>

<option value="1993">1993</option>

<option value="1992">1992</option>

<option value="1991">1991</option>

<option value="1990">1990</option>

<option value="1989">1989</option>

<option value="1988">1988</option>

<option value="1987">1987</option>

<option value="1986">1986</option>

<option value="1985">1985</option>

<option value="1984">1984</option>

<option value="1983">1983</option>

<option value="1982">1982</option>

<option value="1981">1981</option>

<option value="1980">1980</option>

<option value="1979">1979</option>

<option value="1978">1978</option>

<option value="1977">1977</option>

<option value="1976">1976</option>

<option value="1975">1975</option>

<option value="1974">1974</option>

<option value="1973">1973</option>

<option value="1972">1972</option>

<option value="1971">1971</option>

<option value="1970">1970</option>

<option value="1969">1969</option>

<option value="1968">1968</option>

<option value="1967">1967</option>

<option value="1966">1966</option>

<option value="1965">1965</option>

<option value="1964">1964</option>

<option value="1963">1963</option>

<option value="1962">1962</option>

<option value="1961">1961</option>

<option value="1960">1960</option>

<option value="1959">1959</option>

<option value="1958">1958</option>

<option value="1957">1957</option>

<option value="1956">1956</option>

<option value="1955">1955</option>

<option value="1954">1954</option>

<option value="1953">1953</option>

<option value="1952">1952</option>

<option value="1951">1951</option>

<option value="1950">1950</option>

<option value="1949">1949</option>

<option value="1948">1948</option>

<option value="1947">1947</option>

<option value="1946">1946</option>

<option value="1945">1945</option>

<option value="1944">1944</option>

<option value="1943">1943</option>

<option value="1942">1942</option>

<option value="1941">1941</option>

<option value="1940">1940</option>

<option value="1939">1939</option>

<option value="1938">1938</option>

<option value="1937">1937</option>

<option value="1936">1936</option>

<option value="1935">1935</option>

<option value="1934">1934</option>

<option value="1933">1933</option>

<option value="1932">1932</option>

<option value="1931">1931</option>

<option value="1930">1930</option>

<option value="1929">1929</option>

<option value="1928">1928</option>

<option value="1927">1927</option>

<option value="1926">1926</option>

<option value="1925">1925</option>

<option value="1924">1924</option>

<option value="1923">1923</option>

<option value="1922">1922</option>

<option value="1921">1921</option>

<option value="1920">1920</option>

<option value="1919">1919</option>

<option value="1918">1918</option>

<option value="1917">1917</option>

<option value="1916">1916</option>

<option value="1915">1915</option>

<option value="1914">1914</option>

<option value="1913">1913</option>

<option value="1912">1912</option>

<option value="1911">1911</option>

<option value="1910">1910</option>

<option value="1909">1909</option>

<option value="1908">1908</option>

<option value="1907">1907</option>

<option value="1906">1906</option>

<option value="1905">1905</option>

<option value="1904">1904</option>

<option value="1903">1903</option>

<option value="1902">1902</option>

<option value="1901">1901</option>

<option value="1900">1900</option>

</select>

                  </div></td>

      </tr>

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your query

... POST[gender]','$_POST[date]','$_POST[mother_living ...

is looking for a form field named date;

try changing  the query to...

... POST[gender]','$date','$_POST[mother_living ...

ALSO you aren't doing any validation or sanitizing of your data BEFORE you are inserting - BAD BAD DANGEROUS

 

 

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when I use mktime I get the following error  Warning: mktime() expects parameter 4 to be long, string given in /home/contgcom/public_html/sacredheart/admin/insert.php on line 28

 

when I use time it does not give me the error

the code is not inserting the date correctly that was chosen 

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Also, the date and mktime functions, depending on php version, operating system, and hardware register size, don't work for years that are older than 1970.

 

You would be better off taking the year number, month number, and day number, validating the date (see: checkdate) and building a YYYY-MM-DD date string yourself (see: sprintf so that you can supply leading zeros where needed.)

 

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