Unknown column in 'field list' error on My

Question

I keep getting MySQL error #1054, when trying to perform this update query:

UPDATE MASTER_USER_PROFILE, TRAN_USER_BRANCH
SET MASTER_USER_PROFILE.fellow=`y`
WHERE MASTER_USER_PROFILE.USER_ID = TRAN_USER_BRANCH.USER_ID
AND TRAN_USER_BRANCH.BRANCH_ID = 17

It's probably some syntax error, but I've tried using an inner join instead and other alterations, but I keep getting the same message:

Unknown column 'y' in 'field list' 

Answer 1

Enclose any string to be passed to the mysql server inside single quotes; e.g.:

$name = "my name"
$query = " INSERT INTO mytable VALUES ( 1 , '$name') "

Note that although the query is enclosed between double quotes, you must enclose any string in single quotes.