> $department_name = $_POST['department_name'];
> 
> $select_query = "SELECT * WHERE department_name = '$department_name'";
> $select_result = mysql_query($select_query, $db_connect);
> $select_total_rows = mysql_num_rows($select_result);
> 
> if ($select_total_rows<1)
> {
>       $insert_query = " insert into departments (department_name)
>
values
> 
>       ('$department_name')";
> 
>       mysql_query($insert_query, $db_connect) or die (mysql_error());
> 
> 
> I am getting back an error mysql_num_rows(): supplied argument is not
a
> valid MySQL result resource. I have looked over it again and again,
and
> can't see what is wrong. Can anyone else see where the problem might
be?

That means your query failed, generally. Check for mysql_error() after
you run your query to see what went wrong. For example in your SQL,
you're missing the "FROM table" portion of your query... oops!

---John W. Holmes...

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