do that plus with your insert, just do "INSERT IGNORE ....". "John Holmes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message 000001c2358a$bd729fc0$b402a8c0@mango">news:000001c2358a$bd729fc0$b402a8c0@mango... > > I just want my Adding Into Database script to check if > > the Name/Country already exists, and if it does, it > > shouldn't be allowed. > > > > If some with > > Name : Jackson > > Country : USA > > exists in my DB, no one with same name/country should > > be able to add his name/country in the DB. > > Have your database handle that, not PHP. > > When you create your table, make the combo of Name and Country unique. > > CREATE TABLE your_table { > Name VARCHAR(15), > Country VARCHAR(15), > UNIQUE Name_Country (Name, Country) > } > > Then you can have "Jackson, USA", "Jackson, UK", "Someone Else, USA", > etc...just not the same combination at all. > > ---John Holmes... >
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