I had created a database which named student with ID, name, mat_number, specialty, age, and gender, in a PHP application.
I do not want the name or mat_number be taken in more than once.
I have done the connection to my database in a different page and called it in the add student page.
This following codes is for a faculty database collection
<?php
if(isset($_POST['submit'])) {
$name = $_POST['name'];
$matNo = $_POST['mat_number'];
$age = $_POST['age'];
$specialty = $_POST['specialty'];
$gender = $_POST['gender'];
if(!empty($name) && !empty($matNo) && !empty($age) &&
!empty($specialty) && !empty($gender))
{
$sql = "INSERT INTO `student`(`name`, `UB_number`, `age`,
`sex`, `specialty`)
VALUES ('$name', '$matNo', '$age', '$gender', '$specialty')";
$conn->query($sql);
header("Location: index.php");
}
else{
echo "Error: Complete all records";
}
}
?>
I want to get an error message demanding for a change if the 2 fields already exist in the database.