Check if value exists before inserting into MySQL DB in a PHP script
I've looked for similar questions with no success.
I have this piece of code:
form1.php
$query = "INSERT INTO table1 ";
$query .= "(fname, lname, mail)";
$query .= " VALUES ";
$query .= "('".$_POST[fname]."', '".$_POST[lname]."', '".$_POST[mail]."')";
$result = mysql_query($query) or die ("Query Failed: " . mysql_error());
And I want that the script will check if the value inserted exists in the corresponding column, and throw an error if it does. any ideas?
Create a UNIQUE key on the fields you care about, and detect the integrity error after the fact.