hi im new to php programming and i have created a form that sends a email to an email address tht i specify. i want this email to be displayed in a table in my database. i have tried loads of different online tutorials etc. but keep getting the same parse error. it is always on the line with msql_connect(). i am wondering if there is some sort of error with the usenames because from what i remember we had a bit of trouble setting permissions, usernames and password in mysql. the root user has no password although i have set up another user called guest with a password of password. dunno if it makes it easier either way. anyways heres the code i have tried. $fname = $_POST["first"]; $sname = $_POST["last"]; $email = $_POST["email"]; $msg = $_POST["message"]; $date = date('l dS F Y at h:i:s A'); mail('anon@anon.com', 'html form to email' , "From: $fname $sname \n email address: $email \n sent: $date \n \n \n \t $msg") $db = @mysql_connect('localhost', 'root', ''); mysql_select_db(test) ; $result = "INSERT INTO messages ('first name' , 'last name' , 'email address' , 'date' , 'message') VALUES ('$fname' , '$lname' , '$email' , '$date' , '$msg'") mysql_query($sql) please help! thanks piercy

You've got quite a few errors... 1. You're missing a semicolon after the mail function (this is the one causing your problem.) 2. $result = "INSERT INTO..." should probably be $sql = "INSERT INTO..." 3. You're missing a semicolon after the statement referred to in issue #2 4. Missing a semicolon after mysql_query($sql). For future reference, you are much more likely to get answers when you post what the error is...It's not usually as obvious as these ones were. Good luck, -SN