parse error:syntax error, unexpected (T_VARIABLE) around line ...

Question

whats wrong with my php .. did this after escaping the strings from the form fields with

mysqli_real_escape_string($conn, $POST['name']);

#query
$sql= " INSERT INTO queue ("name","email","number") VALUES ("$name","$email","$number") ";

im getting the error above, why is my data not being inserted in the database?

Answer 1

Those 3 lines aren't on a single line. This causes PHP to treat them as different statements and says that there's a missing semicolon.

Answer 2

Antony Otieno Onyango can you provide us with the full code?

Answer 3

thanks.. so i fixed my $sql string and now idk whatsup.. its outputting my last lines of code on the screen instead of making a connection and submitting..but im not getting any error!!!

i.e. mysqli_close($conn);

why im i seeing this,its not returning any error but code and i dont see anything wrong on my syntax..